Navel Gazing

Final Thought: Glad I didn’t say banana?

After last issue’s polemic about the way we communicate one to another, I was really planning on talking more about the nature of discourse...

Final Thought: say unto others…

In the last few years, online discourse has basically descended to “you’re a Nazi” “No, you are!” “No, you are!” It’s good to see that...

Final Thought: before truth can put on its boots.

A few year’s back, when Twitter was still Twitter and not a movie rating, a group of researchers decided to do a test. They took...

Final Thought: the best possible outcome

I don’t normally do this, but this week’s final thought and this week’s final shot are linked. If you haven’t seen this week’s final shot,...

Final Shot.

A kid on a bike races past a family of black bears who had taken up residence next to the path between the apartments...

Northern Health talks Emergency Department closures with community

On September 7, a trio of representatives from Northern Health came to town to speak to locals about the decision to close the Emergency...

Final Thought: A crisis of health care

Last week, with one whole day warning, the Tumbler Ridge Emergency Department was closed between the hours of seven at night and eight in...

Final Thought: GIGO

On March 23, 2016, Microsoft released Tay, Tay was designed to mimic the language patterns of a 19-year-old American girl, and to learn from...

Final Thought: A few more thoughts about nuclear war

If you hadn’t figured it out yet, my last editorial didn’t actually reflect my personal position on nuclear war. I wasn’t lying; it was a...

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