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It's Thursday October the 12 around 8:03AM and

Vancouver Papers: The Troll is Dead

The Vancouver Sun goes big today with the news of civilian deaths since the invasion in Iraq. They're headline, "654,965 Iraqi civilians dead since the invasion, that's more people than live in Vancouver" That's some nice Vancouver spin on the story. And day two of the teacher sex scandal gets a bold, "5 teachers had sex with students, trial told". And the news this morning, that Longtime Rhino candidate, "Richard (the Troll) Schaller has died from cancer at the age of 63." This guy was pretty amazing, the idea that he proposed repealing the law of gravity tickles me in wierd places. And could it be a day without the CanWest Canucks coverage machine in full gear? Today's offering is Brad Ziemer's "Luongo, Swedes are early risers."

The Province is all over the place, like Homer Simpson at the Candy convention. Let's start on the back with the "Bulis, bullish on bouncing back." On the front it is the plane crash in New York that killed Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle yesterday and the hit and run victim that was left for dead, "Hit-run victim left for dead." And their promo area on the website, "Coming soon in The Province" has just got to stop. Here is today's mess, "Bingo, bango, bongo
It's your first chance to see the amazing Roberto Luongo as the Canucks play the San Jose Sharks. FRIDAY IN SPORTS."

24 Hours wants none of the other stories, and goes with "Choked" about Vancouver's traffic problems. But this is completely absurd, "Your sweaty palms grip the steering wheel as you crank your neck to catch a glimpse of the hold up. You watch nervously as the clock on the dashboard ticks on and your expensive fuel idles away. Yes, you're driving in Vancouver, where rush hour has turned into an all-day experience."