Opinion

The backbone of Ironman From the Ironman athletes, staff and community to our wonderful volunteers, THANK YOU. Each, and every volunteer is responsible for making dreams come true.

There was the grandmother, a man running with braces on both his legs, another still bleeding from road rash, several who looked like they could lose a few pounds, others who looked like they need to gain those pounds — in all, Ironman Whistler

The question to bear in mind, when reading this whole sorry tale, is this: If Americans are, on average, no more stupid than Germans, then why are their intelligence services so stupid? After the most recent revelations about American spying in Germa

This week more than 500 top business and political leaders from the Pacific Northwest gathered in Whistler to talk about everything from LNG to invasive species.

Clinic helipad blame game Reading last week's article regarding the medical rescue of a young mountain biker with an open skull fracture, and the inability of the helicopter to land at the medical clinic helipad, just renewed my anger at how long thi

Amid the dire warnings about global warming's impacts, what's often overlooked is that actions to reduce or prevent them will lead to livable communities, improved air quality, protection of natural spaces and greater economic efficiency, to name jus

When goodness comes from something gone wrong This past week I celebrated another birthday and, as I usually do, I took the time to count my many blessings.

Get out an old pot or pan, and leave it by the front door with a good, strong wooden spoon to hit it with. Leave your camera on the table for another day, or to use while walking on the mountains or in the valley.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said something cryptic last Friday, shortly after the Israelis began their latest round of attacks on the Gaza Strip.

Photo by Ilja Herb Plato said "There are three kinds of people: those who are dead, those who are alive, and those who sail the seas.