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Jack Knox: Car trunk turkey and other holiday budget tips

Jack Knox: Car trunk turkey and other holiday budget tips

Best to work within a budget when planning holiday spending given this year’s inflation. With that in mind, here are some guidelines to follow.
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Jack Knox: Get-'er-done women drive feed-the-hungry charities

Jack Knox: Get-'er-done women drive feed-the-hungry charities

They get stuff done. They don’t stop working when they talk, and they know how to squeeze a dollar out of a dime.
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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund tops half a million

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund tops half a million

For only the third time in its 66-year history, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Christmas Fund has hit half a million dollars.
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Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

Jack Knox: No, a pet under the Christmas tree is not a good surprise

As impulse buys, pets rank up there with time-shares as long-term commitments their owners might rue. Witness the number of people surrendering their pandemic pets.
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Jack Knox: Rocked by Longevity John's softball-sized bladder stone

Jack Knox: Rocked by Longevity John's softball-sized bladder stone

The bladder stone was the size of a turnip. Or maybe a softball. It was a bit hard to see inside the not-quite-clear Tupperware container in which he held it aloft.
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Jack Knox: Sidney-Anacortes ferry grounded by shortage of crew and vessels

Jack Knox: Sidney-Anacortes ferry grounded by shortage of crew and vessels

The route is expected to remain out of service until at least next summer, a Washington State Ferries spokesman said this week.
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Jack Knox: Running the gauntlet of outstretched hands at Christmas

Jack Knox: Running the gauntlet of outstretched hands at Christmas

Some days, going shopping during the holidays is like running a gauntlet of outstretched beggar bowls.
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Jack Knox: 25 years later, I'm ready to forgive Martha for ruining Christmas

Jack Knox: 25 years later, I'm ready to forgive Martha for ruining Christmas

After almost three years, the pandemic has frayed our nerves. Layering the pressure to have a perfect holiday on top of that doesn’t help.
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Jack Knox: Cost to build new Cowichan hospital soars by $559 million — and nobody blinks

Jack Knox: Cost to build new Cowichan hospital soars by $559 million — and nobody blinks

The cost for the new Cowichan District Hospital has soared from $887 million last year to $1.446 billion today. Health Ministry has an explanation, but why is the province taking on capital projects now?
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Jack Knox: Customers feel boxed in by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Post fuel surcharges

Jack Knox: Customers feel boxed in by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Post fuel surcharges

On Monday, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Post's fuel surcharges for domestic delivery reached 39.5 per cent, prompting Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns to raise the issue in the House of Commons.
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