Opinion

On the recommendation of one of the library's front desk staff, I recently read The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, a young Jewish-Australian writer. This is a brilliant new novel from the young people's collection in our library. The Y.P.

Have you ever reacted to something someone said or did and later wished you hadn't? Reactivity can cause numerous problems in our lives, so one of the tasks people tackle in psychotherapy is how to manage it.

"Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful." George Orwell I have new least favourite word: consultation.

Illegal gaming on First Nations reserves "continues unabated and is highly visible," according to a 2008 internal government report obtained by Public Eye via a freedom of information request.

Another fine day on the West Coast and I am heading into my garden. Today's job is to attack my overgrown raised vegetable bed and give it a good cleaning out. There is a motive to this clean up madness.

The following was sent to the District of Squamish was copied to The Chief for publication. I was parked in front of Billie's Boutique this afternoon. There were rose petals on the sidewalk as decoration.

In celebration of International Women's Day and to support the Howe Sound Women's Centre, the play The Vagina Monologues will be on stage at the Brackendale Art Gallery tomorrow (March 6) and Sunday (March 7). The doors open at 7 p.m.

The Big Show is over folks and what a spectacle it was. Rarely has any event so forcefully captured the imagination of the whole nation. Locally everything went pretty smoothly, notwithstanding a few transportation and parking snafus here and there.

The following letter was copied to The Chief for publication.

Editor, I would like to express my gratitude and respect to the management and staff at the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Company. The atmosphere in the pub the past two weeks has been absolutely electric.