Opinion

For a little lesson in media studies it’s instructive to look at the two biggest news stories to come out of Whistler since winter returned nearly two weeks ago and Jacques Rogge left.

Opinions count in the age of the Web Back in the days when Monica Lewinsky was just another intern and a woman with questionable ties to the president, an angry man with a website did a little investigative journalism into the precise nature of her r

Re: As Kermit said, it's hard to be Green, G.D. Maxwell Pique Jan. 27 Well, someone finally bold enough to come on out and tell the Emperor that he is wearing no clothes.

Ah, Valentine’s Day. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

In response to the article "Altitude organizer looking for community support" (Pique Jan. 20), Mr. Bergeron was unethical and slanderous in using my brother Brent Benaschak’s name as the source of his difficulties.

One of tenets of weekly newspapers is if you write about the weather you’ve been experiencing for some time it’s bound to change the day your piece is published. I apologize for not writing about the weather sooner.

There are niche markets and then there are markets so small you have to wonder why companies bother to call them markets at all. Star Trek fans? That’s a niche market. Robot dog buyers? That’s just plain silly.

There have been a few Pique stories and letters recently that have mentioned Revelstoke, and pointed out some of the connections that may be of interest to Whistlerites as we head for 2010.

The first two words of the Vancouver Sun’s story on Tuesday that MP John Reynolds was stepping down as Conservative House leader and won’t be seeking re-election described him as a "political warhorse.

When’s the last time you heard someone you know talk about how luxurious their flight was, how much leg room they had, and the quality of the service? Okay, now when was the last time you heard somebody talk about how cheap their last flight was