Opinion

Squamish is currently going through a classic case illustrating how government can really mess with the lives of some people. The dispute over Dave and Tamara Maxim's cabin is the case in point.

The strangest thing has happened in Canadian politics: the federal government is actually taking money from its own pocket and giving it to a lower level of government.

As the cold, hard cash slid across the counter, that spirit-crushing weight finally slipped off my back. I was making my final student loan payment and boy-howdy, it felt good.

We were reminded in a harsh way this week how precious life is and how quickly it can be taken away. In the aftermath of too many deaths in too few days on Hwy.

Sometimes the hardest part of a tragedy such as the one that gripped Squamish this past week is to simply let it be a tragedy. Looking for answers and remedies is a part of the grieving process.

Shhhdo you hear that? If you listen closely, you can actually hear the calm packing up its things as the storm impatiently taps its foot just waiting to pounce on our neighbourhood. Already the writing is on the wall - or the highway, rather.

Coming soon to your town: a vaguely familiar face.

An interesting thing happened on Dec. 23.

The race to play sacrificial lamb to Prime Minister Paul Martin just got a little more interesting - to the point where this spring's anticipated federal election might end up becoming a contest after all.

"Spacethe final frontier." When TV actor William Shatner first spoke those words in the 1960s, they had special meaning.