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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Sandown sunset

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By Tom Hawthorn [Victoria, B.C.] Times Colonist  August 25, 1997 One hot afternoon I am leaning against a chain-link fence...
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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

The First (NHL) Noël

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Noel Price By Tom Hawthorn Some hockey players are always in the holiday spirit. Just ask Greg Joly, Carol Vadnais, Scott Garland...
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Friday, November 22, 2013

Didn't you use to be … Vaughn Meader

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On 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, a look back at Vaughn Meader, a JFK impressionist who never again performed his ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

Happy Jack

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Legendary British Columbia labour leader Jack Munro died on Nov. 15, aged 82. Here's a 1992 profile of the blustery, profane and like...
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Friday, November 8, 2013

Veterans come from all generations

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Myles Mansell, KIA (1980-2006) By Tom Hawthorn Boulevard Magazine November, 2013 On Remembrance Day, the old men stand agai...
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Monday, October 21, 2013

They toss their hats in the rink

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If former goalie Ken Dryden scores big at the polls on Monday, he will be the fifth hockey player elected to the House of Commons. TOM HAWTH...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

The language of hits

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Ichiro acknowledges cheers at Yankee Stadium after hitting his 4,000th hit as a professional on Aug. 21, 2013. On the occasion of his 4...
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Tom Hawthorn is a senior writer for the Government of B.C. He spent more than 40 years writing for newspapers and magazines in Canada and the United States. His most recent books are "Play Ball!," an anecdotal history of baseball in Vancouver, and "The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country: The Centennial of 1967."
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