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Stories for week starting Monday, June 21, 2004

opinion

When Sex Talk Goes Wrong

Inflammatory porn rhetoric has made useful election debate about sex issues even more difficult.

Peter Tupper, 25 Jun 2004


culture

Two Sighs for Sci-Fi

After The Chronicles of Riddick, how will I ever get my sis to see another space opera?

Dorothy Woodend, 25 Jun 2004


opinion

Steakhouse Guys

Salt of the earth fellas with big smiles and a whiff of Brylcreem. All over B.C. I used to meet them. Where are they now?

Barry Warne, 24 Jun 2004


opinion

No Tory Defence for Artistic Merit

Culture barely registers on the Conservative election platform, except as a shocking excuse for porn.

Mark Leiren-Young, 24 Jun 2004


news

Who Speaks to Student Voters?

Party platforms range from elaborate theses to nearly blank slates.

Magda Konieczna, 24 Jun 2004


Getting Rid of the Box

Recording images of flowers on a flatbed scanner recalls photography's early experiments

Alex Waterhouse-Hayward, 23 Jun 2004


opinion

Voting for Canada's Kids

A Vancouver study shows why day care remains a hot campaign issue. Not just the poor need early childhood support.

Clyde Hertzman, 22 Jun 2004


opinion

How the Bloc Will Save Canada

The election math indicates one almost certain outcome: the savvy left-winger from Quebec will hold real power.

Shannon Rupp, 22 Jun 2004


news

Green Spoilers?

The Greens will be lucky to win a seat in B.C. but may determine who wins several tight races. Call it the 'Nader scenario'.

Tom Barrett, 21 Jun 2004


news

Health-Cut Revolts Flare Across B.C.

Citizens fighting hospital hits are targeting politicians, the public and, as a last resort, the courts.

Janet French, 21 Jun 2004


news

Dead in Custody

TYEE SPECIAL REPORT Did Vancouver police fail to save Roman Andreichikov's life? Or did they have a hand in killing him? The mystery may centre on a factor called 'excited delirium'.

Dee Hon, 21 Jun 2004


opinion

I'm Voting for…Harris's Greens

The Tyee wants to know who you're voting for and why. This reader says she's voting with her heart for planet Earth.

Mary Billy, 21 Jun 2004