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• Have you seen John Grainger? bit.ly/2uafyoz #NorthVancouver

  26-06-2017 23:46 via twitter.com
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• Greens and NDP combine to vote down B.C. Liberal political finance bill

  26-06-2017 23:39 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — B.C.’s Liberal government tried to use its dying days to ban union and corporate donations with the co-operation of the same opposition parties that later this week will likely topple the government with a non-confidence vote.
  But any hopes for passage were short-lived, after the NDP and Green combined to kill the bill on its first reading.
  Green leader Andrew Weaver said while he might support the idea, he can’t vote in favour of a Liberal government that has yet to
  
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• Surrey homeless endure heat wave without a water fountain

  26-06-2017 23:34 via vancouversun.com
  
  A Surrey woman who runs a soup kitchen on 135A Street is horrified that the city hasn’t installed a water fountain for the homeless.
  The city has supplied a temporary fountain there in the past – which is simply hooked up to a fire hydrant – but over the weekend she noticed its absence.
  “It’s so bad down there yesterday that people were begging me to try and get it back,” Erin Schulte said on Monday morning.
  The city installed a temporary water fountain there
  
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• B.C. man's online statements about ex-wife constitute criminal harassment: Crown

  26-06-2017 23:31 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — A Crown attorney says a British Columbia man’s online communications show he repeatedly harassed his ex-wife and even resorted to using their teenage son as a pawn.
  Mark Myhre told a B.C. Supreme Court jury that Patrick Fox’s tactics included threatening emails, blogs and a website, all aimed at emotionally ruining her until she killed herself.
  Myhre outlined 10 ways in which Fox’s actions constituted criminal harassment of Desiree Capuano, saying Fox falsely
  
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• North Vancouver driver arrested after bus stop shattered in crash - CBC.ca

  26-06-2017 22:31 via cbc.ca
  
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  North Vancouver driver arrested after bus stop shattered in crash
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  A North Vancouver man has been arrested after allegedly crashing into a bus stop on Sunday. The collision, which also knocked a street light to the ground. happened at Mount Seymour Parkway and Mount Seymour Road just after 7:30 p.m.. RCMP said the ...
  Suspected drunk driver leaves licence plate at scene of North Vancouver crashNorth Shore News
  North Vancouver hit and run suspect leaves license plate at sceneNe
  
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• Seven things to do this week, June 30 to July 6: Canada Day at Granville Island, Shawnee, FUSE, and more

  26-06-2017 22:04 via vancouversun.com
  
  Canada Day at Granville Island
  July 1, noon-11 p.m. | Various venues and times
  Tickets and info: granvilleisland.com
  While there are celebrations going on all across the Lower Mainland, one of the most outstanding year in and out is at Granville Island. Four stages are running local, national and international live music like Lan Tung’s Proliferasian, and Rich Hope and His Evil Doers, and there are family activities of all kinds: get a maple leaf tattoo or try the Musical Playground, with
  
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• 'T' is for Tax Time. Don't forget property taxes are due July 4. There are many convenient ways to pay:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 22:00 via twitter.com
  'T' is for Tax Time. Don't forget property taxes are due July 4. There are many convenient ways to pay:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Suspicious note led to RCMP sweep of Vancouver International Airport

  26-06-2017 21:20 via vancouversun.com
  
  The discovery of suspicious note led to a police incident at Vancouver International Airport on Monday morning.
  Richmond RCMP were called to YVR just after 9:30 a.m.Police incident at @yvrairport has been cleared. Thanks for your patience. #RichmondBC
  — Richmond RCMP (@RichmondRCMP) June 26, 2017
  A security sweep was performed by Mounties and a canine unit. Officers cleared the scene after no threat was found.
  YVR said there was “no impact to airport operations” during the
  
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• Our developing plan for housing, jobs, transportation & sustainability in #Maplewood is online! Share your thoughts… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 21:16 via twitter.com
  Our developing plan for housing, jobs, transportation & sustainability in #Maplewood is online! Share your thoughts… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Vancouver's electric car owners face fees for using city-owned charge stations

  26-06-2017 20:57 via vancouversun.com
  
  VANCOUVER — An electric vehicle pilot program set to be introduced in Vancouver could be a jolt in the wallet for drivers of battery-powered cars.
  Two programs will be presented to councillors Tuesday and the city says one sets fees for electric vehicle charging stations, while the second aims to create more curb-side stations for businesses and homeowners.
  The report calls for fees at 16 charging stations, ranging from $2 per hour plus a regular parking rate for a slower charging method,
  
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• Autopsy determines Port Coquitlam man involved in police shootout did not kill himself

  26-06-2017 20:53 via vancouversun.com
  
  An autopsy has determined a Port Coquitlam man involved in a shooting incident with police earlier this month did not die from a self-inflicted injury.
  On June 18, Coquitlam RCMP and Integrated Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team were called to a home on 2103 Audrey Drive just after 7 p.m. after receiving a report that a distraught man was firing a gun into the air outside his home.
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  Sunday night gunfire in Port Coquitlam ends with apparent suicideThe man, who allegedly fired more shot
  
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• B.C. election result makes Greater Vancouver Board of Trade members uneasy

  26-06-2017 20:52 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says three-quarters of members who responded to a survey are “less confident” about the future of B.C. economy after the May 9 election result which resulted in a hung parliament.
  “We see this as a clear indication that the business community does not like uncertainty,” Iain Black, the GVBOT’s president and CEO, said in an emailed statement. “This is not necessarily a reflection of any of the parties involved, but rather, t
  
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• Firefighters are on scene at Mt Fromme for a rescue on Leppard Trail. #northvan @NSMBA https://t.co/z2cG6YHzK9

  26-06-2017 20:46 via twitter.com
  
  Firefighters are on scene at Mt Fromme for a rescue on Leppard Trail. #northvan @NSMBA https://t.co/z2cG6YHzK9
  
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• Walker's Problem Child finds the humanity in stereotypes

  26-06-2017 20:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Problem Child
  July 5-8 | Pacific Theatre
  Tickets and info: $15 at pacifictheatre.org
  Problem Child follows the trials and tribulations of R.J. and Denise, two dysfunctional parents who are trying to get their baby back from a foster family. The play deals with issues of class, money and government bureaucracy, while putting a human face on addiction.
  Lindsay Curl says she was attracted to the play for its humanity.
  “I just think the characters are hilarious,” said the actor.
  “T
  
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• Update: 'Police incident' at Vancouver International Airport now cleared

  26-06-2017 20:11 via vancouversun.com
  
  Update: Richmond RCMP say a police incident at Vancouver International Airport has been cleared. No other information has been released.Police incident at @yvrairport has been cleared. Thanks for your patience. #RichmondBC
  — Richmond RCMP (@RichmondRCMP) June 26, 2017
  Original: Richmond RCMP say they are responding to a “police incident” at Vancouver International Airport.
  The RCMP say a canine unit is being used.
  According to the YVR Twitter account, the RCMP is investigating
  
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• Zone 2 watermain flushing Jun 26-Jul 7. Some residents may experience cloudy water or low water pressure.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  Zone 2 watermain flushing Jun 26-Jul 7. Some residents may experience cloudy water or low water pressure.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• North Vancouver RCMP use licence plate left at hit-and-run scene to track down driver

  26-06-2017 20:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  A licence plate served as a handy clue for North Vancouver RCMP investigating a hit-and-run accident that destroyed a light standard and bus stop on Sunday night.
  Mounties say the incident occurred just after 7:30 p.m. at Mount Seymour Parkway and Mount Seymour Road in North Vancouver. 
  The vehicle fled the scene immediately after the collision, leaving its licence plate lying beside the bench.
  Officers later located a suspect vehicle, a 2004 Infiniti G35, parked a short dist
  
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• Come join other members of our community who are helping make DNV one of the best places to live, work, and play.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 19:35 via twitter.com
  Come join other members of our community who are helping make DNV one of the best places to live, work, and play.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Suspected drunk driver leaves licence plate at scene of North Vancouver crash - North Shore News

  26-06-2017 19:19 via nsnews.com
  
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  Suspected drunk driver leaves licence plate at scene of North Vancouver crash
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  The scene of a crash in North Vancouver Sunday evening. One person was arrested under suspicion of impaired driving. photo supplied. A suspected impaired driver who fled the scene of a crash Sunday evening might have gotten away with it had he not left ...
  North Vancouver driver arrested after bus stop shattered in crashCBC.ca
  North Vancouver hit and run suspect leaves license pl
  
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• Q&A: La Maison Valmont sets up shop in Vancouver's Oakridge Mall

  26-06-2017 19:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  You don’t need to step into the new La Maison Valmont shop in Oakridge Mall in order to know it’s luxury.
  You need only to take a peek inside. From the bright interior, to the perfectly package products displayed inside, it’s every bit as fancy as a high-fashion boutique — for skin care. 
  “This particular space in Oakridge Mall is the ultimate in luxury, as well as a peaceful sanctuary for having skin care, hair and body treatments,” Cedric Roget, the bra
  
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• Watch for delays at Edgemont/Ridgewood today. Contrators are installing underground cables aong south side of Ridgewood. #NorthVan

  26-06-2017 18:42 via twitter.com
  Watch for delays at Edgemont/Ridgewood today. Contrators are installing underground cables aong south side of Ridgewood. #NorthVan
  
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• REAL SCOOP: Surrey RCMP investigating brazen shooting

  26-06-2017 18:15 via vancouversun.com
  
  Two men were injured in Surrey Sunday afternoon after two gunmen opened fire on their white sedan in a quiet residential neighbourhood.
  The men made their way to hospital after fleeing in the scene of the shooting in the in the 15300-block of 86th Avenue , according to a news release from Surrey RCMP Staff Sgt. Dale Carr.
  Carr said the shooting tool place at 3:00 pm. Officers arrived to find the street littered with shell casings.
  “The area has been secured and the Surrey RCMP Se
  
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• You're putting glass bottles/jars in your #GreyBox, right? Improperly sorted glass won't get picked up. #Grey4Glass… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 18:01 via twitter.com
  You're putting glass bottles/jars in your #GreyBox, right? Improperly sorted glass won't get picked up. #Grey4Glass… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Abbotsford's Helping Hands embrace Pitt Meadows mother; runners to mark Canada 150; Spike Days adds incentives

  26-06-2017 17:51 via vancouversun.com
  
  ABBOTSFORD — Suzanne Arbour, with a sweet smile rivalling her outstretched arms at Sunday’s 5K finish line, admitted she has “never been so happy to see a Popsicle!”
  On a toasty, sunscreen-worthy morning when many of Abbotsford Running Room’s weekend warriors were away tackling the Scotiabank Vancouver Half Marathon or the Cultus Lake Triathlon, more than three dozen still showed up at the Sumas Way store for the inaugural Helping Hands Charity Run.
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• Missing B.C. cyclist Sean Kuntz last seen June 14 in 100 Mile House

  26-06-2017 17:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  A 45-year-old man who was cycling from Smithers to Saanich to visit his mother has disappeared without a trace.
  Sean David Kuntz left Smithers on June 9 and last texted his mother on June 13 when he was between Quesnel and Williams Lake, about 400 kilometres into his 1,200-km trek.
  That’s the last time she had any contact with him.
  His mother reported him missing on June 18 to Saanich RCMP, who notified Smithers RCMP.
  It is believed that Kuntz had been sleeping on the side of the highway.
  
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• Daily Poll: Did the flip-flop throne speech cost Premier Christy Clark her credibility?

  26-06-2017 16:45 via vancouversun.com
  
  Postmedia columnist Rob Shaw argued today that the B.C. Liberal government’s throne speech — which contained “two dozen policy reversals, new proposals and outright flip-flops”  — has damaged the credibility of Premier Christy Clark, Finance Minister Mike de Jong and the Liberal brand.
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  Then and Now: What the Liberals promised before the election and what they are now promising in the throne speechRob Shaw: Throne speech has torched Clark and de Jong's c
  
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• Concert announcement: Haim playing Vancouver's Malkin Bowl on Sept. 4

  26-06-2017 16:27 via vancouversun.com
  
  Haim will bring their sister act to Vancouver on Sept. 4 for an outdoor show at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.
  The three L.A. rockers — Alana, Danielle, and Este Haim — are touring in promotion of their sophomore album Something to Tell You.
  “On the first record (Days Are Gone), we were messing around a lot with production and samples,” said Danielle. “Now, coming off of three years of touring, we thought. ‘Let’s just go in and record as a band, k
  
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• Canada 150: A sociology prof becomes Canada's pollster

  26-06-2017 12:30 via vancouversun.com
  
  Angus Reid started off his professional life as a sociology professor at the University of Manitoba.
  But he didn’t last long. Academia was too slow for Reid, whose entrepreneurial knack and a passion for politics led him to take a leave of absence from the university to start a polling firm in 1979.
  CanWest Survey Research Group’s first headquarters were above a 7-Eleven in Winnipeg. Reid would research topics on spec, then try to sell the results to corporate clients.
  He also offere
  
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• North Vancouver firefighters cautioning would-be cliff jumpers - Globalnews.ca

  26-06-2017 11:02 via globalnews.ca
  
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  North Vancouver firefighters cautioning would-be cliff jumpers
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  Thu, Jul 7: North Vancouver is trying to convince people not to dive from Lynn Canyon following the deaths of two young male cliff jumpers in the last nine months. 18 signs have been posted in the canyon with a price tag of 20-thousand dollars ...
  
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• Impaired Driver Hits a Bus Stop and Flees the Scene bit.ly/2u5W04w #NorthVancouver https://t.co/9GduMYBZ8e

  26-06-2017 08:06 via twitter.com
  
  Impaired Driver Hits a Bus Stop and Flees the Scenebit.ly/2u5W04w#NorthVancouver https://t.co/9GduMYBZ8e
  
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• Opinion: Medical schools can solve Canada's rural doctor shortage

  26-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Timely medical care is all too rare for many Canadians. 
  Fewer than half can get a same-day or next-day appointment with their family doctor, according to a recent report from the Canadian Institute of Health Information. Fifty-six per cent of Canadians have to wait more than a month to see a specialist. 
  These statistics are a bracing reminder of the nation’s growing shortage of physicians, especially primary care doctors. More than 4.5 million Canadians lack a regular
  
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• Opinion: Let's have a level-headed discussion on immigration

  26-06-2017 07:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Economists have not reached a consensus on whether the solution to depleting pension reserves and a slumping national economy is to take in more immigrants. It is possible that high levels of immigration may lead to a “smaller piece of the bigger pie” that is the Canadian economy for the average worker. This is by no means a given, but dependent on the performance of the economy and government policy at a given time. In short, Martin Collacott is right to proclaim that Canadians &ldq
  
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• Shots fired from two vehicles in quiet Surrey neighbourhood

  26-06-2017 06:32 via vancouversun.com
  
  Surrey RCMP are investigating after rapid gunfire rang out in a quiet residential street Sunday afternoon. 
  Mounties say two vehicles exchanged gunfire in the 15300-block 86 Ave. near Prestige Place at around 3 p.m.
  Witnesses say a car and a pick-up truck fired several shots at each other before speeding away.
  About half an hour after police arrived, Surrey RCMP received a report two men with gun shot wounds turned up at a hospital seeking medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries
  
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• Veh struck light post and bus stop on Mt. Seymour Pky and fled the scene. Fortunately no one was injured! Driver is… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 06:11 via twitter.com
  Veh struck light post and bus stop on Mt. Seymour Pky and fled the scene. Fortunately no one was injured! Driver is… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Heat wave topples temperature records across B.C.

  26-06-2017 06:07 via vancouversun.com
  
  The Lower Mainland has survived its first heat wave of the summer.
  After a soggy spring, summer hit the B.C. south coast with a vengeance on the weekend, breaking at least 10 daily temperature records on Saturday.
  Lytton was the hottest spot in the province, its 36.5 C toppling a record set almost a century ago in 1926. Cache Creek came a close second with 35.6 C.
  The two-day heat wave also saw records broken Saturday in Victoria, Squamish, and Abbotsford, where the mercury topped 32.2 C.
  The Su
  
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• Opinion: Monitoring sexual abuse helps prevent it

  26-06-2017 05:00 via vancouversun.com
  
  Last year, B.C. Green party Leader Andrew Weaver pioneered efforts to make institutions of higher education more accountable for sexual misconduct. His private member’s bill — which inspired Premier Christy Clark to share her own personal story of assault — became the basis of the eventual Sexual Violence and Misconduct Policy Act. The SVMPA mandates that public institutions finally have policies in place for students and staff to safely report sexual violence.
  This groundbreak
  
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• Beware the road trip: Highway work in full swing across B.C.

  26-06-2017 02:50 via vancouversun.com
  
  If you’re planning to pack the family in the car and hit the road this summer, other drivers aren’t the only hindrances you’re liable to encounter.
  There are hundreds of road projects underway across the province, among them crack sealing, paving and bridge replacements.
  In the city of Vancouver, major projects at the Burrard Bridge, on Southwest Marine Drive and near 41st Avenue and Oak Street will be joined by a major reorganization of the on-ramps at the north end of the Kni
  
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• Dragon boat festival draws crowds to False Creek under sunny skies

  26-06-2017 02:36 via vancouversun.com
  
  Thousands of dragon boaters and onlookers gathered in False Creek on Sunday to compete in the Concord Pacific Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival, watch races, indulge in food truck fare and enjoy the sunshine. 
  Unfortunately, racers were challenged by at least one boater who refused to move his vessel from a spot that interfered with one of the race lanes, said executive director Anne Phelps. On Sunday, the vessel, piled with garbage and decked out with tarps, spewed sparks and black smoke from
  
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• Store, clean, wrap & freeze. Food scraps can be easy 5-star dining for bears. More #BearAware tips here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 02:00 via twitter.com
  Store, clean, wrap & freeze. Food scraps can be easy 5-star dining for bears. More #BearAware tips here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Black Lives Matter holds alternate Pride march in Vancouver

  26-06-2017 01:49 via vancouversun.com
  
  Crowds chanted “Black Lives Matter” in a downtown Vancouver park Sunday before marching in support of the LGBTQ community.
  March on Pride, organized by the local chapter of Black Lives Matter, was an alternative event to the annual parade that the group says is more welcoming to marginalized groups by blocking police and corporate involvement.
  Black Lives Matter organizer Cicely Blain says Pride was started as a protest against police violence on minorities and Sunday’s event w
  
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• Rob Shaw: Throne speech has torched Clark and de Jong's credibility

  26-06-2017 01:44 via vancouversun.com
  
  VICTORIA — If you were stunned at the avalanche of promises and massive spending spree that tumbled out of the B.C. Liberal government’s throne speech last week, you weren’t alone.
  Among longtime Liberals, there are more than a few uncomfortable questions for Premier Christy Clark about the ramifications of the two dozen policy reversals, new proposals and outright flip-flops she unveiled in Thursday’s speech.
  “I think there’s likely to be some real angst toda
  
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• Ian Mulgrew: B.C.'s civil courts as guilty of complacency as criminal courts

  26-06-2017 00:56 via vancouversun.com
  
  While the Supreme Court of Canada has scolded players in criminal legal system for their culture of complacency, it should read the same riot act to players in the civil court.
  It’s bad enough that big constitutional cases, such as the adjourned challenge to medicare, take most of a decade to get to trial, but even minor automobile collisions can take years and years to resolve.
  And far too many of the proceedings feature ridiculous armies of competing “experts” who can’t
  
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• 'Hot Summer Nights' returns this summer. Cool off & have fun w/ local firefighters. Next event June 29:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  26-06-2017 00:00 via twitter.com
  'Hot Summer Nights' returns this summer. Cool off & have fun w/ local firefighters. Next event June 29:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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