Opinion

EDITOR, This is not an attack on organized religion, as I neither believe nor disbelieve in it. This is more an personal observation as to why I see people pulling away from religion itself and why many become disenfranchised from it.

EDITOR, I'd like to congratulate my good friend Jordan Sturdy on his recent election to the legislature.

A lack of self confidence seems to be what holds many of us back from achieving more of what we'd like in our lives. Apply these four strategies if you want more confidence in your life and notice what works for you.

EDITOR, In regards to this week's online question, "Would you shop downtown if more stores were open in the evening?" most people would go anywhere if the local transit was anything less than a disaster.

In 2003, the gnomes of the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission, in their wisdom, moved the Pemberton area into an expanded Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding -a bad move in our view, given that area's historic and geographic ties to Whistler, Squami

EDITOR, I would like to bring to the Squamish mayor and council's attention an article and podcast by Jordan Bateman from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation about how the City of Penticton has managed to freeze taxes for three years PLUS address their

I aim to have integrity with my word. As don Miguel Ruiz writes in The Four Agreements, it's crucial to "be impeccable with your speech." Some say one's word is the only thing we have in this world that can point to who we are.

They say communication is key to almost everything in life. At least that's what several ex-girlfriends have told me.

EDITOR, I read with interest the many comments in last week's paper regarding logging and industry, the Seventh Avenue connector, the Estuary, and the revitalization of our downtown.

Last week, the B.C. Conservation Foundation rolled out a new program that officials vowed would keep British Columbia's wildlife wild. WildSafe B.C.