Opinion

Stick to Tiny Town, Max I was pleasantly surprised to see a couple of recent letters clarifying support for Israel's actions in the latest conflict.

Greetings from the mountains of Tennessee and the annual Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists! Now before you inquire after the latter, let's deal with that question-begging "joint meeting.

Bear deaths are residents' fault "Damn the Conservation Officers! They are killing our bears and orphaning cubs." I've heard that sentiment time and time again.

It's hard to believe that the government's and the BC Teachers' Federation's entrenched positions are what is best for B.C.'s students. Full disclosure — I have two children in high school and I want them back in the classroom in September.

A now-famous 1972 photo of Earth taken by Apollo 17 astronauts from 45,000 kilometres away became known as "the blue marble".

You can see why Hamas doesn't want a ceasefire in Gaza yet.

As many a writer has intoned, Haida Gwaii is a magical, mystical place.

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