Opinion

Ever wonder why medical practitioners are so keen to wrap a pneumatic cuff around your upper arm and take your blood pressure? Well, high blood pressure is harmful, of course.

On the TV screen, a cartoon commercial shows lumps of coal singing Christmas carols; the modified lyrics reveal the wonders of clean coal energy. At the dinner table, my company includes two oil drillers, a pipeliner and a BP corporate leader.

As predicted, we're seeing an increase in bear activity throughout all neighbourhoods. This is a busy time of the year for bears as it's pretty much "crunch" time, literally and figuratively speaking.

Editor, I felt that I had to voice my opinion after watching the news and seeing Zoe Aldridge speaking about what happened to her 14 year old son at Don Ross Secondary.

How interesting it is to see that Georgia, at one time a Soviet country, in an effort to distance itself from its Russian superpower neighbour has made the learning of English compulsory in its schools.

Editor, Speaking of the new testaments that were put in the Christmas Care hampers ["Christmas Care pamphlets criticized," The Chief, Dec. 24], what a great gift to receive, Gospel, means good news. The good news of Jesus.

The cost of harpooning the mostly Asian loan sharks at British Columbia's casinos outweighs the benefits. That's the opinion of Ed Rampone, the former senior bureaucrat who was responsible for looking into wrongdoing at those facilities.

Story: Auld Lang Syne (The Good Old Days) is a song traditionally sung at midnight to ring in the New Year with happiness and hope for a bright and prosperous year.

The image of the bald eagle is as much a symbol of Squamish as the Stawamus Chief, if not nearly as conspicuously grounded.

It's been an interesting year for techies because, for the most part, the most compelling stories about technology weren't about new gadgets or toys, but rather how technology has altered the way we live.