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Letter: Many ways for students to ‘skirt’ dress codes

Letter: Many ways for students to ‘skirt’ dress codes

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Letter: Water charges unfair to average households

Letter: Water charges unfair to average households

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LETTER: Loud car stereo a selfish act

LETTER: Loud car stereo a selfish act

This is in response to the Central Saanich man who received a driving prohibititon for his loud car stereo (Saanich News Oct. 18). The cranking of a car stereo unnecessarily loud is not only inconsiderate of other people, it is selfish, self-centred, egotistical, and an indication of immature behaviour and a severe inferiority complex. He should consider using headphones so as to restrict his choice of music and preferred volume completely to himself.
RICKTER SCALE: Nuclear chicken tough to digest

RICKTER SCALE: Nuclear chicken tough to digest

How close are Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to crossing the line?
More support for Victoria’s Commonwealth Games bid

More support for Victoria’s Commonwealth Games bid

Former UVic chancellor, construction company boss, says Games invaluable for youth

Liabilities of a rapacious industry

Although climate change is a reality, our reliance on it to shrug off certain environmental changes is often overdone.
EDITORIAL: Gord Downie – Canada’s man in Canada’s band

EDITORIAL: Gord Downie – Canada’s man in Canada’s band

A nation mourns the passing of the Tragically Hip’s iconic frontman
‘It only lacks your presence’: truth, art, words and the legacy of Gord Downie

‘It only lacks your presence’: truth, art, words and the legacy of Gord Downie

The Tragically Hip frontman died Tuesday night
LETTERS: Let’s not forget our soldier’s sacrifices

LETTERS: Let’s not forget our soldier’s sacrifices

It is only October, so why should we think about Remembrance Day?
EDITORIAL: Silence the wrong course of action

EDITORIAL: Silence the wrong course of action

Accounts of young people being beaten, hazed and harassed date back centuries and for much of that time it was glossed over, often seen as a rite of passage for children. And, although that attitude was never acceptable, it somehow managed to persist well into modern times.