Opinion

You know those kids who truly believe that if they try hard enough, they can actually fly? Well, I was one of those. In my dreams I could do it, so there must be some way to make it happen, right? Well, as you might have guessed, it never did.

EDITOR, The recent Chief article highlighting the post-Olympic trend in local unemployment levels ("Squamish EI increase tops in B.C." June 3), though not unexpected, remains a cause for concern.

I'm amazed when I think about just how long 3D technology has been kicking around.

What are you doing June 26? If you do not already have firm plans, I suggest you mark your calendars and grab a ticket to the 2011 Squamish Garden Tour.

A review of British Columbia's industrial property taxes has ground to a halt, nine months after a promised deadline to resolve longstanding business concerns about those rates.

Wow, summer is here! Not only do we live in the best province in the best country in the world, but we most definitely live in the best community.

If you're Ana Santos, being born into a Spanish family of bullfighting fanatics breaks even the mould of a bad joke. I never learned to laugh about it.

It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago. No, no - it's all right. You were busy and it slipped your mind. I understand, and besides, I don't usually make a big deal out of my birthday anyway.

When you attend the Strawberry Social at Hilltop House tomorrow (June 11) from 1:30 to 3 p.m., you will enjoy delicious strawberry shortcake and tea or coffee for only $4.

The current state of European Union reminds me of the classic Chuck-E-Cheese game Whac-a-Mole, where a rubber mallet is used to smack plastic moles on the head as they pop out of different holes.