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Rick Stiebel (Black Press Media file photo)

Rickter Scale: Steps from no more tomorrows

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Joan Stiebel plays a tune on a ukulele. (Photo courtesy of Rick Stiebel)

Rickter Scale: The Bride takes a slide

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Mental health among teens has been decreasing as the popularity of smartphones has increased. (Pixabay photo)

Rickter Scale: Kids are getting the wrong number

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Rick Stiebel (Black Press Media file photo)

Rickter Scale: Randumb thoughts and ruminations

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Rick Stiebel (Black Press Media file photo)
A fire truck leads a bus past damaged structures in Lytton in July, after a wildfire destroyed most of the village on June 30. As columnist Rick Stiebel says, 2021 has hit B.C. and other areas hard. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Rickter Scale: Farewell, ye year of apocalyptic proportions

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A fire truck leads a bus past damaged structures in Lytton in July, after a wildfire destroyed most of the village on June 30. As columnist Rick Stiebel says, 2021 has hit B.C. and other areas hard. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Ellis Alexander Stiebel. (Courtesy of Joan Stiebel)

Rickter Scale: A grandson like no other

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Ellis Alexander Stiebel. (Courtesy of Joan Stiebel)
Rick Stiebel (Black Press Media file photo)

Rickter Scale: The Rickter rides again

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Rick Stiebel (Black Press Media file photo)
Rickter Scale: Follicle follies hair to stay

Rickter Scale: Follicle follies hair to stay

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  • Apr 29, 2020
Rickter Scale: Follicle follies hair to stay
Rickter Scale: In search of the lost cure

Rickter Scale: In search of the lost cure

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  • Apr 15, 2020
Rickter Scale: In search of the lost cure
Doctors Derek Poteryko and Marcia Fukunaga demonstrate the recommended social distancing of two metres in a news release issued by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice about the importance of combating coronavirus spread and how to do it. (Photo submitted)

Rickter Scale: Keep safe, keep calm, keep your distance

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  • Apr 1, 2020
Doctors Derek Poteryko and Marcia Fukunaga demonstrate the recommended social distancing of two metres in a news release issued by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice about the importance of combating coronavirus spread and how to do it. (Photo submitted)
Rickter Scale: The stuff of legends

Rickter Scale: The stuff of legends

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Rickter Scale: The stuff of legends
In this file photo, soft drink and soda bottles are displayed in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Rickter Scale: Pour some sugar tax on me

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  • Mar 11, 2020
In this file photo, soft drink and soda bottles are displayed in a refrigerator at El Ahorro market in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Members of the Gitxsan Nation resurrect their blockade of the main CN rail line in New Hazelton Feb. 24. The supporters of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline through their territory dismantled a previous blockade Feb. 13. (Randall Shoop photo)

RICKTER: We thinks thou protest too much

Once upon a time there was an idyllic little town that lived…

  • Mar 4, 2020
Members of the Gitxsan Nation resurrect their blockade of the main CN rail line in New Hazelton Feb. 24. The supporters of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline through their territory dismantled a previous blockade Feb. 13. (Randall Shoop photo)
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Rickter Scale: Early morning ear worm resonates

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President Donald Trump laughs while delivering comments during the North Carolina Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Rickter Scale: The White House lies ahead

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  • Feb 12, 2020
President Donald Trump laughs while delivering comments during the North Carolina Opportunity Now Summit in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
A car navigates around a truck that stalled while driving up a hill. (Black Press Media file photo)

Rickter Scale: Driving in the snow lane

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  • Feb 5, 2020
A car navigates around a truck that stalled while driving up a hill. (Black Press Media file photo)
Leia is ruffly 30 pounds of Australian Miniature Shepherd and a welcomed guest in the Stiebel household. (Photo courtesy of Rick Stiebel)

Rickter Scale: Brushing off a royal visitor

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  • Jan 29, 2020
Leia is ruffly 30 pounds of Australian Miniature Shepherd and a welcomed guest in the Stiebel household. (Photo courtesy of Rick Stiebel)
The Sir John A. Macdonald statue being removed from Victoria’s City Hall. (Black Press Media file photo)

Rickter Scale: Where art thou, Sir John A?

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  • Jan 22, 2020
The Sir John A. Macdonald statue being removed from Victoria’s City Hall. (Black Press Media file photo)
‘Ex’ is a term now used to describe more than just a former spouse. (Pixabay stock photo)

Rickter Scale: The ex marks the start

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  • Jan 15, 2020
‘Ex’ is a term now used to describe more than just a former spouse. (Pixabay stock photo)
Columnist Rick Stiebel recalls fond memories of his childhood. (Pixabay photo)

The story of Santa’s quick getaway

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  • Dec 24, 2019
Columnist Rick Stiebel recalls fond memories of his childhood. (Pixabay photo)
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