Opinion

This is for all the single working moms out there trying to support their children.

For today's song of the day, I thought I'd do something a little different from the usual contemporary rock and pop fare I usually feature.

Like most people, I became a fan of the Black Keys with the release of Brothers, which had Tighten Up, Howlin' For You and Next Girl on it. They followed that up with El Camino and the huge hit Lonely Boy.

An attractive landscape, is a planned landscape, and this is also true for small space landscapes. Small space landscaping is about finding the right sized plants for the area.

All three of my wine recommendations this week are summer-worthy. Try them on their own to enjoy what they have to offer solo or pair them with food and get the same great results too.

Voting begins this week to choose the problem that the winner of the Longitude Prize 2014 will have to solve - and win 10 million ($17 million). It's a publicity gimmick, of course, but it may be very useful nevertheless.

Sometimes inspiration comes when you least expect it. This time it came to me on a camping trip to Robson Meadows during this past long weekend (which almost didn't happen).

I read the article about Site C written by Vaughn Palmer in the Citizen newspaper. Vaughn presented his opinion on the details of the review but missed the big picture.

With Shari Green's announcement Thursday that she will not be seeking a second term as mayor during the municipal elections this November, there will soon be a new occupant in the mayor's chair.

Over the last few months two soundtrack songs have taken the world by storm: "Let it Go" from the movie Frozen and "Happy" from Despicable Me 2.