Opinion

In a cringe-inducing attempt to ride on the coattails of popular satirists Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart, Fox News commentators managed to simultaneously insult a nation and sully the notion of responsible journalism this week.

July 2003: Dear Diary, I've just met him; the man of my dreams. He is so gorgeous, and he's promised me so much. First, let me tell you a little about him. He's French, but the family is originally Greek, so you know he's got swagger.

Story:One of the biggest arguments for gay marriage - and in this writer's opinion it's the only one that counts - is that all consenting adults should have the basic freedom to choose who they want to marry. It just seems like common sense.

Let me start off by thanking the community of Squamish for giving me the honour of representing them at City Hall over the next three years.

I just came back from an informative day at my annual master gardener's update, and was both impressed and horrified at presenter Gail Wallin's talk about invasive plants in B.C. Gail is the Executive Director of the Invasive Plant Council of B.C.

I would also like to express my, and some of our other dog-walking friends concerns ["Town is going to the dogs," The Chief, March 6].

I have a homemade bear lock on my garbage can ["Homemade bear lock discouraged," The Chief, March 6]. Rather than being certified by council, it has been certified by the actual end user - the bears.

Oh Dear. In a recent Vancouver Sun article, a survey of 1,502 Canadians showed that only 53 per cent were able to name a Canadian author without prompting.

I believe that governments at all levels should take any opportunity to set standards of excellence and, by example, teach good practices to the citizens they represent; hence, I have always been quick to point out instances of the complete opposite.

So, have you recovered yet from the switch to daylight saving's time? Or are you still having trouble getting yourself out of bed in the morning? Although the adjustment is slight and easily made, what you've been through is called Situational Circad