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Newspaper Contributions

Updated April 19/10

History and prehistory

Gabriola SOUNDER, September 17, 1999: The 18th-century Spanish Expeditions to Gabriola, p.7
Unpublished submission - Gabriola SOUNDER, September, 1999: Dear Editor: Article mistakes
Gabriola SOUNDER, October 15, 1999: So where are you from?, p.24 — essay on  human migration to North America
Gabriola SOUNDER, November 26, 1999: Pick a history-but make it good, p.19 — essay on Vancouver Island history 1774–1852
Gabriola SOUNDER, April 28, 2000: Dear Editor: The Egeria bench mark at Green Wharf, p.5
Flying Shingle, July 2005:  Malaspina was here, 33(11), p.1
VANCOUVER SUN, July 9, 2007:  Dear Editor: Explorer depended on the moon to find his way, p.A10 — Capt. Vancouver’s longitudes
Flying Shingle, May 30, 2008:  Gavi “what a”? Or how Gabriola got its name, p.11
Flying Shingle, July 16, 2008:  Ah an a, p.6— pronouncing “Gabriola”.
Gabriola SOUNDER, January 18, 2010: The Egeria petroglyph at Green Wharf, p.11

Texada aggregate/goop/slime

Flying Shingle, February 2008:  Dear Editor: Texada Goop-Let it weather, 36(3), p.3
Flying Shingle, February 2008:  No arsenic found in Texada slime, 36(4), p.4
Flying Shingle, February 2008:  More on arsenic, 36(4), p.10
Flying Shingle, April 16, 2008:  Testing the Texada “Goop”- a summary, p.3
Flying Shingle, May 30, 2008:  Dear Editor: Arsenic levels on Gabriola ‘not excessive’, p.6
Flying Shingle, May 30, 2008:  Meeting about Goop delivers good results, p.7
Flying Shingle, June 13, 2008:  Dear Editor: Goop Confusion, pp.5, 8
Flying Shingle, February 8, 2010:  Your lips are moving...
Flying Shingle, February 8, 2010:  ...but I can't (won't?) hear you, p.9

Environment

Flying Shingle, November 28, 2008:  Dear Editor: Best green power is to reduce use, p.5
Gabriola SOUNDER, April 6, 2009:  RE: Electromagnetic radiation, 19(14), p.6
Flying Shingle, December 17, 2009 to March 22, 2010:  RE: Gabriola's carbon neutrality

Ferries and island life

Gabriola SOUNDER, December 24, 2003: Dear Editor: Think about it, p.4 — Island life
Gabriola SOUNDER, July 23, 2007: Dear Editor: Island economics, p.4
Flying Shingle, December 2007:  High fares good for the environment, 35(22), p.3 — ferry fares
Flying Shingle, February 2008:  Ferry fare increases not all bad, 36(4), p.3
Flying Shingle, September 2008:  A fare on the ferry for bikes?, 36(18), p.6
Flying Shingle, April 19, 2010:  Population control, wolves and ferries, 38(16), p.8.

Intelligent design

Flying Shingle, February 2007:  You never know..., 35(4/24), p.3
Flying Shingle, April 2007:  Nick “doesn’t want it”! 35(7/24), p.3
Flying Shingle, June 2007:  Creative evolution-the discussion continues, 35(11), p.4.

Groundwater

Flying Shingle, December 2006:  Dear Editor: Millions of gallons, 32(22), p.3 — judges and hydrologists.
Flying Shingle, November 2009:  Dear Editor: Cold water on blue-sky energy, 37(22), p.5 — population growth and water.

Geology

Gabriola SOUNDER, October 29, 1999: A warm heart, p.20 — essay on plate tectonics
Flying Shingle, August 15, 2008: Just one word, p.5 — formation of the Malaspina Galleries.

Parks and reserves

Flying Shingle, October 2005:  Hurray for the new park, 33(16), p.7 — the 707 park
Flying Shingle, October 2005:  The price of a park, 33(17), p.11 — the 707 park.

Governance

Flying Shingle, July 2004:  A vacuum of public interest, p.8 — municipal status referendum
Flying Shingle, November 2004:  No checks and balances, p.6a — municipal status referendum
Gabriola SOUNDER, November 18, 2004: Voting no, p.4.

Whimsical

VANCOUVER SUN, February 1998:  Dear Editor: You gotta have brains
VANCOUVER SUN, March 2, 2001:  Dear Editor: Capital idea, p.A19  — continental drift
unpublished VANCOUVER SUN, February 13, 2004:  Dear Editor: Arts & Life.

Voting methods

Gabriola SOUNDER, December 8, 2000: The real election results, p.7 — proportional representation.

Natural History

Gabriola SOUNDER, January 7, 2000:  The biggest tide of the century—again! p.13.

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