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Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

Jack Knox: Halloween an excuse masquerading as a night for kids

First, adults decided to use the occasion to dress up as Sexy Whatevers and party in a way that caused them to lose their inhibitions/undergarments/stomach contents. Then, worse, it became an excuse to show up for work in a moose suit
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Jack Knox: Private calls in public places? Consider them an invitation

Jack Knox: Private calls in public places? Consider them an invitation

Those who talk loudly on cellphones in public places are acting as though others are A) invisible, B) deaf, or C) insignificant, so why not make eye contact, laugh at their jokes and add your own two cents鈥� worth?
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Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

Jack Knox: It's all fun until someone jumps in the casket with the dead guy

An act of kindness for a stranger turned into a bizarre story for Leah Flatman of Saanich, now living in Montreal
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Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

Jack Knox: Victoria's Olive Bailey kept her Bletchley codebreaking past secret

During the war, Olive Bailey, who has died at the age of 101, was stationed in Hut Six, where army and air force code breakers worked. She remembered Alan Turing chaining his coffee cup to the radiator so he wouldn鈥檛 lose it
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Jack Knox: Six months after arson, Ukrainian-Catholic priest looks to the future

Jack Knox: Six months after arson, Ukrainian-Catholic priest looks to the future

Police still don鈥檛 know who torched Father Yuriy Vyshnevskyy鈥檚 home while the family was inside.
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Jack Knox: Students' housing horror stories drive home rental squeeze

Jack Knox: Students' housing horror stories drive home rental squeeze

鈥�50-year-old wanted me to pay $500 a month to split an RV and become maid/girlfriend鈥� is one of many examples on a banner of students鈥� tales of woe unveiled at the legislature
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Jack Knox: After a shocking night, a chance to turn down the heat

Jack Knox: After a shocking night, a chance to turn down the heat

Maybe we could use this moment as an opportunity to start again, hitting the reset button when it comes to public discourse, polarization and the notion that every issue has to be viewed through an ideological lens.
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Jack Knox: It's your last chance to vote for four years, so don't blow it

Jack Knox: It's your last chance to vote for four years, so don't blow it

Races to watch include Victoria, where most of the sitting councillors are not returning, the Saanich mayoral race, and Langford, where a new slate is stirring things up
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Jack Knox: Fuss over slate raises question: why elect school boards?

Jack Knox: Fuss over slate raises question: why elect school boards?

As the teachers鈥� union worries candidates linked to right-wing politics will get elected to school boards, there鈥檚 a bigger question: With so many of the big decisions in education handled by the province, what鈥檚 left for trustees to do?
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Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, who isn鈥檛 seeking re-election, shares list of council candidates she鈥檚 supporting.
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