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Chuck Poulsen brings his unique wit, experience and insight to Kelowna.com as a columnist every Wednesday.

Chuck worked for The Province newspaper in Vancouver for 12 years, covering assignments from murder trials to the Canucks and the Legislature. He then worked for himself in advertising before spending 15 years with The Daily Courier in Kelowna.

I am intrigued by the technology Kelowna.com has brought to reporting local issues as well as those from around the globe, said Poulsen. My job will be to give you a fresh and often critical view of what’s happening in our community and our lives.

You can contact Chuck Poulsen at needlepoint@shaw.ca.

Read Chuck’s column Wednesdays.

Chuck’s not done with this yet. Not by a long shot: “If only council would do the right thing and consult with the public on what will be the centrepiece park for Kelowna.”

“I fell for the mutt, or, in psycho-babble language, we bonded. This won’t be a maudlin or sentimental column. It will explain to dog owners the only thing they need to know about training a dog – in a minute.”

“We could have quality products again if the Eco-police would attack manufacturers with the same zeal they used to take on the evil makers of Weed ‘N Feed.”

“Who decided to name the new park Jim Stuart Park? Fellow politicians. They must be stopped from this kind of in-breeding.”

“At its peak in 1926, five million American men belonged to the KKK, about 15 per cent of the male white population. Before you judge my grandfather, let me tell you a bit about him.”