Opinion

"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candle

RE: Village parking deal great for VANOC, W-B and province, not so good for local taxpayers and regional visitors.

It happens. People get pissed off. They get insulted. So it goes. And the response is never slow in coming. That’s what you get for being presumptuous enough to put your opinions out there for all to read. Especially in this town.

“Events are what we do.

I couldn’t resist the headline — next to “go to bed”, “back to school” were my least favourite three words growing up, especially in August.

In response to the July 17 letter in Pique from Jamie Pike, I wanted to take the opportunity to clarify some background around "financial tools".

When I start up my microwave, our computer screen — geographically located just two feet away — goes a bit haywire. I have to admit it scares me a little.

“There are no stars on a dragon boat team.

A week from today, 40,000 people will begin the migration to Pemberton, for the first Pemberton Festival. Tomorrow, several thousand people will start moving up the Sea to Sky Highway for this weekend’s Whistler Music Festival.

No, this article is not about the Summer Olympics. I will be boycotting most of the events this year in favour of quality time with my mountain bike, running shoes, running stroller, and, if raining, my Xbox 360.