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Beetle Mania I: Ticket to Ride

Beetle Mania I: Ticket to Ride

Sitting at Mile One Eating House in Pemberton a couple weeks back, a large black beetle had landed on a buddy while he was busy stuffing a burger into his face.
Letters to the Editor for the week of May 19th

Letters to the Editor for the week of May 19th

May long gong show likely Einstein is credited with the quote that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Syria: the Russians were right

Syria: the Russians were right                   

The Russians had a more realistic analysis of the situation than practically anybody else," said Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations Special Envoy to Syria. "Everyone should have listened to the Russians a little bit more than they did.
Getting ready to face the music

Getting ready to face the music

Does anyone else feel like the resort is holding its collective breath as we head into another May long weekend? The shock of last year's unrelated stabbings is still raw for most of us.
The delicate zen of STFU

The delicate zen of STFU

On a Saturday in early May, the Scandinave Spa's lobby and café are hopping. Sipping bevies both hot and cold, arriving guests chatter excitedly while those exiting mumble approvals, echoing the facility's top ranking on travel websites.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 12

Letters to the editor for the week of May 12

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Put Census 2016 on your agenda

Put Census 2016 on your agenda

It's amazing to imagine how much of our world is governed by statistics. Almost everything can be distilled down to some sort of number — Big Data is simply becoming part of life in today's world.
Getting loud for mental health

Getting loud for mental health

The average high school kid today has the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the early 1950s.
Letters to the editor for the week of May 5

Letters to the editor for the week of May 5

After hours licences valuable In regards to GD Maxwell's rant ( Pique, April 28): "When money talks in Tiny Town," respectfully, GD is asking the wrong questions, and his article leaves me wondering how a licence extension is even an issue? Here is s
Life in the Pembysphere

Life in the Pembysphere

There's a hashtag out there seeing a fair amount of use. When you notice #pembylife in your social-media feeds, or even occasionally employ it as I do, you qualify to question what, exactly, it means.