Opinion

Whistler girls rising

Well, it looks like Facebook is at it again. Last year when it rolled out the search feature, users concerned with their profile privacy were able to opt out of being searchable in the site's search bar.

This past year we have had several key reports released to the community for consideration.

"We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every person, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it had set itself to do.

A salient feature of American "exceptionalism" is the belief that the United States can never be ordinary. If it is not the best, then it must be the worst. If it is not destined to dominate the world forever, then it is doomed to decline and decay.

"When we quit thinking about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness." - Joseph Campbell She thinks it's high time we all had a conversation about the future.

Literary Whistler This is the first weekend without the Globe and Mail and I am missing it — especially the editorials and the crossword! I love the feel of a weekend newspaper in my hand and don't enjoy the digital version.

We are thankful for the early snow. Yes, of course, we are thankful for family and friends, food on our table, health, and a roof over our heads.

Hoedown thanks

If my mum had survived cancer the second time around she would be 85 this month, and I have no doubt she would still be hosting her famous tea parties, arguing politics and generally causing a storm at every opportunity.