Opinion

"But he isn't wearing anything at all!" said the little boy. "Shhh," warned his elders. "He might hear you and banish you from his realm...

While video games - handhelds and consoles, PCs and game-playing smart phones, discs and downloads - promise to be big holiday gift items this year, there are a lot of other high tech gift options to explore.

"Creative thinking may simply be the realization that there is no particular virtue in doing things the way they've always been done." - Rudolph Flesch, Educator He made it look easy.

Marketing Whistler in the post-Olympic winter is supposed to be a problem other resorts would kill for. And, in fact, Whistler is in a better position than a lot of places.

In response to your editorial (Incremental growth is Whistler's future, Opening Remarks Dec. 2) I do have to agree that value for money is the key.

For gifts that are both practical and fun, technology always hits the spot.

"When you're driving a team of horses, you don't drop the reins, walk off and let them keep going." - Mammoth Mountain Founder, Dave McCoy Watching Kristen Robinson in action is very much like watching a horse wrangler managing her charges.

The $2.8 million shortfall in the municipality's 2011 budget is being largely blamed on two culprits: transit costs, which have increased $2.3 million more than projected, and automobile drivers, who have not taken to pay parking as expected.

I've downloaded a few things illegally over the years.

Parking situation needs tweaking