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Tea & Two Slices: On Getting Drunk On The Water And The Subtle Art Of Avoiding Bears

by Sean Orr | The Sun devotes an entire opinion piece to avoiding bear attacks. As far as I can tell, it has something to do with the economy, but that’s only because I read the first two lines. Nevertheless, I imagine the real reason might have something to do with avoiding bears.

At least their cousins at The Province are asking some tough questions, misguided though they may be: Clark shows no class in blasting Hahn’s pay. “In B.C. alone, there are dozens of executives making five, 10 and even 13 times as much per year”. Unfortunately, The Province fails to realize that none of said salaries are under the purvey of government. Indeed, they also fail to delve into the murky world of semi-private, semi-public corporate entities that are in charge of very public services, and I think this is truly where Clark is misguided, in that she probably totally forgot that she has no say in the matter, when in fact she probably should.

The Straight’s Blogra meanwhile delves into the equally murky worlds of fecal coliform counts and date rape with a couple of SEO grabbing headlines: Just because she’s drunk doesn’t mean she wants to fuck and Okay, who’s shitting in Trout Lake?

The Glove and Mail tell us a Compulsive hoarder faces eviction by BC Housing. Glad to know the people in charge of housing the hard-to-house couldn’t actually care less about the hard-to-house.

What is poverty costing us in BC? I don’t know, but I probably can’t afford it. I can’t even afford a sandwich.

Hey, did you know that the effects of alcohol are up to 4 times greater when on the water then when on land? From now on I am only drinking at dockside bars.

Our redneck past: Kanadian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, 1925.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.