Opinion

Sometimes, particularly when it leaves one party dissatisfied, the law is an inelegant instrument.

A commentary by an assistant professor at the University of Victoria who teaches the history of disease and medicine. His book Epidemics and the Modern World was recently published by the University of Toronto Press.

It seems hard to fault a target of five per cent property tax increase [“ Draft financial plan indicates tax increase for average Powell River home ,” January 24], with crime rates soaring and a $70-80 million waste treatment plant project on the hor

In 1894, if you wanted to go see the latest in motion picture technology, you went to the penny arcade. People lined up to stare into the Kinetoscope, a slot machine with a tiny screen you gazed into.

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I would very strongly support charging fees for electric car users [ City of Powell River Council votes for fees to charge electric vehicles ,” January 17].

Sport is identity-intrinsic, government is identity-inciting; it would help if, every so often, the latter would help the former make us feel better.

Views toward Vancouver and Texada islands from most locations in the Powell River area often amaze, regardless of the season. Some may take it for granted; after all, the view is always there.

What does it mean to be healthy? It seems the more knowledge we accumulate, the murkier the answer to this question becomes.

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