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The trolls under the bridge

The trolls under the bridge

I read a lot of online news, and one of the lowlights is reading the reader comments at the bottom of every story. It's really unbelievable what people will say when they're protected by a veneer of anonymity.
Men on wooden wings draw crowds

Men on wooden wings draw crowds

Upon reading about the crowds that came to the recent FIS ski jumping event at Whistler Olympic Park, my thoughts drifted back to the ski jumping competitions held during the 1930s on Hollyburn in West Vancouver.
Maggi Thornhill: The power of positive thinking

Maggi Thornhill: The power of positive thinking

I didn't expect a storyteller. To be frank, I don't know what I was expecting.
Whistler keeps on truckin’ in economic meltdown

Whistler keeps on truckin’ in economic meltdown

I am extremely concerned that our mayor is not taking the global economic meltdown anywhere near seriously enough. When I see the Muni spending $1.
Leveraging the Olympics more important than ever

Leveraging the Olympics more important than ever

While Whistlerites wait to hear about what is going to happen in Celebration Plaza during the Olympics - the plans are good enough that all six councillors can now live with losing the medals presentations and the media coverage that would have broug
Get the high speed you paid for

Get the high speed you paid for

Canadian Internet service providers have a history of throttling bit torrent downloads, usually during peak hours when the demands for bandwidth are already high. Too many people downloading too many movies, shows, etc.
So which is it?

So which is it?

"Pay parking rates are projected to be $8 per day in the winter and $12 per day in the summer. Revenue from pay parking is estimated to be $2 million per year.
Tommy Thomson: It's all about the positive

Tommy Thomson: It's all about the positive

It's not often that a 24 year old starts a conversation with: "My dad recommended that I..." But that's exactly how Tommy Thomson started ours. The only son of Whistler's most popular citizen (see Pique Dec.
Enlightenment arrives, details to follow

Enlightenment arrives, details to follow

Perhaps it's telling that VANOC will finally reveal its long-awaited transportation plan after most of the Olympic test events are over.
Praise for Windows 7

Praise for Windows 7

Given Apple's unfortunate decision to launch their new line of MacBooks without a Firewire port, as well as the fact that I can almost get two very good PC laptops for the price of a MacBook Pro with Firewire, I'm seriously thinking of switching back