Opinion

Eric Hoffer tells us that, "In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." As a high school teacher, I love this quote. It is so true.

When my husband and I lived in Victoria, we bought a house on the outskirts of town. By Victoria standards, we lived in a different city and our friends would complain about us living "so far away.

I wrote the following story in this column approximately one year ago. I have known Kay Bond and Iris West for many years. The stories that I heard from them about their lives continue to be very special to me.

Montreal electrofunk duo Chromeo has found themselves a hit with Jealous (I Ain't With It). The single is from the pair's fourth album, White Women, which was released on May 12. Chromeo has plenty of retro appeal - fun, catchy with plenty of funk.

This month for our New Product Introduction Program we have two white wines, one Rose and a South African red wine. This week I've featured all but the red wine.

If you are going to seed a new lawn you may as well do it right the first time. A lawn is an investment of time and money and will provide years of beauty and enjoyment, so it is certainly worth the extra effort.

If you were running China, and you wanted to distract your own population from economic woes at home by pushing one of your many territorial disputes with your neighbours into open conflict, which one would you choose? Not Japan, even though most Chi

I've had a lot of focus on nutrition and emotional eating these days, one might think that my physical fitness has taken a back seat. Food has been and is currently my biggest battle, but I haven't let my physical health drop by the wayside.

One of the most challenging aspects of teaching about politics is that some issues are very controversial. The political science student is not a tabula rasa: "a mind not yet affected by experiences.

On May 5, at 3:40 p.m., we witnessed a pedestrian being bumped by a small red car proceeding up 10th to Central.