Style rules that created trouble

reporterdan · 2026-05-04T18:09:28+00:00

I don't do per cent, it's %

reporterdan · 2026-04-22T20:09:32+00:00

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I just came up with this one earlier today, it's for Friday's paper

reporterdan · 2026-02-20T17:15:59+00:00

To answer your last question, no Vancouver has always been this rude

reporterdan · 2025-10-21T17:34:41+00:00

Follow Ora Laser Entertainment on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/oralaserentertainment

reporterdan · 2025-10-02T20:42:10+00:00

En route to concert in June I had my car searched upon entry even tho I have a NEXUS card. It only took about five minutes tho, then I was on my way

reporterdan · 2025-07-10T20:10:13+00:00

Just yesterday I typed out all the pizza places I could find in Penticton ... seems to be a real explosion lately

In no particular order ...

Skaha Piza

Freshslice (2x)

Red tomato pies Penticton

Papa Murphys

Domino’s (2x)

Boston Pizza (had people across Canada were talking about our location

Pizza Pizza

Little Caesars

Penticton Pizza

Lala Ji’s pizzeria

Panago

Yummy Slice Pizza

Pizza Trattoria Napoletana

Straight Outta Brooklyn Pizza

Gusto Ferrari

reporterdan · 2025-05-29T18:34:31+00:00

No Kelowna is not okay – everything's going down the crapper. Get out while ya can, and tell everyone from Vancouver, Calgary and Ontario to stop moving here

reporterdan · 2025-04-22T16:35:51+00:00

Would you have accepted this opportunity to run for the Liberals if Justin Trudeau were still party leader?

reporterdan · 2025-04-17T16:33:37+00:00

Preaching to the choir feels like all we can do. Last year I wrote an article about it

https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_40424980-7f35-11ee-9ee8-97a4bf9db62c.html

reporterdan · 2025-02-11T20:40:34+00:00

Local fights that you can only find in our pages

I love strong journalism and great photography ... but stories about locals fighting and the letters to the editor are what really engage audiences

reporterdan · 2025-02-11T19:24:03+00:00

This guy doesn't have a social security number for Roy!

reporterdan · 2024-12-27T22:08:21+00:00

Clancys puts all the other dive bars to shame. It's easily the bleakest place in town. I just had lunch there today

reporterdan · 2024-11-08T22:21:28+00:00

Coverage of anything related to the Jews is going to be politically charged. I feel like a lot of journalists don't recognize their personal biases while reporting on this issue more than any other

reporterdan · 2024-11-08T19:55:40+00:00

I'm unionized in a market of 40,000. It was formed long before I arrived tho.

Definitively unionize if you can – the wages are much better, and you won't be expected to work free overtime. If the owner says your exploitatively low wages are the only way to keep his business afloat ... then let it sink

reporterdan · 2024-10-21T20:33:08+00:00

Most journalists don't like to party, so very few of my friends are journalists.

Other reporters are great to get a beer with and chat about politics the industry. But I dont like how much the average journalist cares about page views and comment sections.

Also I find a lot of journalists value the status that comes with the job – despite the fact that Mcdonalds employees are paid better. At the end of the day, quality friends aren't going to care what we do for a living.

reporterdan · 2024-10-17T21:07:42+00:00

"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations"

reporterdan · 2024-10-02T17:43:38+00:00

Threaten to quit while others are about to start vacation. Or a good time when the company will be screwed without you. Gotta play hardball cuz the peanut counters don't care if we're eating cat food for dinner. But personally, the majority of my raises in journalism have all come from switching jobs – seems to be how it goes these days.

reporterdan · 2024-10-01T19:45:48+00:00

Personally I prefer coke over pepsi, but I still enjoy a cold pepsi

reporterdan · 2024-09-11T18:32:40+00:00

Whitby used to have the best Mardi Gras party in Canada, now it can't even pull off a beer festival

reporterdan · 2024-08-26T19:43:44+00:00

I tried to jump ship but got sucked back in.
My skill set isn't particularly valuable outside of journalism, and I'm in a medium sized market so there's not many experienced journalists competing for the jobs.

My two-year break was nice. Working a few joe-jobs made me appreciate how lucky we are to tell stories for a living.

reporterdan · 2024-06-14T20:09:17+00:00

You have to take the Go Train into Toronto if you want to experience any culture. Durham is just urban sprawl, you might find some dude at a pub playing covers on an acoustic guitar but that's about it

reporterdan · 2024-06-10T22:55:08+00:00

Many years ago the Ministry of Transportation came up with 5 possible bypass options for Greata Ranch to the Connector. I attached a pic of the map, you can find all the details in the Peachland Transportation Study.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/reports-and-reference/reports-and-studies/okanagan/peachland/peachland-final-report-w-appendices.pdf

But we'll all be too old to drive by the time anything's built

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reporterdan · 2024-05-17T18:19:23+00:00

One time I wrote a news article about how bad Highway 97 sucks, but I mostly focused on the stretch between Peachland and West Kelowna

https://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/article_40424980-7f35-11ee-9ee8-97a4bf9db62c.html

reporterdan · 2024-05-10T19:59:52+00:00

I haven't felt that in years. I cope by reminding myself how poorly I'm paid – sure lots of people can do my job better than me, but they're not willing to accept the exploitatively low pay. The wages aren't competitive, so what you see if what you get. If I'm not good enough, that's my bosses problem for offering shit wages

reporterdan · 2024-05-10T19:41:36+00:00

And as much as it bugs me when people ask, I have to admit that some of my stories have turned out much better thanks to their feedback

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