Opinion

We all need to take responsibility for this national embarrassment. In this era of massive government spending, it would seem a simple matter to spend $35-50 Million on something that reflects on all of us.

It has long been debated whether or not you can change the world with a song. If it is not possible, one band came incredibly close. The Specials rose to prominence in England in the late 1970s and achieved international fame in the early 1980s.

Enough serious stuff. I want to write something light and fun. So here it goes... Having a brain injury comes with many challenges for the survivor and the people around them.

Will Donald Trump win his second term as U.S.

When I was a boy, we lived in a small house, eight of us in total. One room in that house in the corner of the basement was dedicated as an art room for my father.

On May 18, 1980 – 40 years ago – many people in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island awoke to a boom from the south. Mt. St. Helens had been stirring for quite some time. Geologists had predicted an eruption. At 8:32:11 a.m.

Life (and death) march on during the pandemic. Pictures of new babies and grandbabies appear in the same feed as friends mourning family members.

Many seniors I’ve talked to over the past couple of months have been struggling with the self-isolating part of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It had rained all day and as I walked that evening with my wife, I noticed the worms on the road clambering to escape the torrents of water that were flooding their living spaces.

It’s gotta be tough to be a senior, or more honourably, an elder, these days. I am not of the “even if it saves one life” crowd, nor “every effort must be made to save every life.” We all die at some point.