Opinion

Well, I have to say...I've been a little lackadaisical in the last little while, no...I have not stopped working out and eating right, obviously I've been doing that so much that it's been VERY tough to get on the computer and post updates.

The Green Party of B.C.’s 30-year tragi-comic history of futility faded into memory Wednesday as a Green MLA finally rose to speak in the legislature.

Federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney has written to the Canadian Museum of Civilization to say that a controversial decision to move out a prominent artifact is “regrettable.

The idea of amalgamating 13 Capital Regional District municipalities into one big city seems appealing at first. The simplicity of a multipurpose pocket knife also sounds good at first, until you try to use one to change a flat tire.

September will be a milestone month for many parents. It’s not just the month schools open, but the month when baby goes off to kindergarten for the first time, baby no more. Kindergarten is a challenging class for teachers.

Sitting at my school’s graduation was everything you hope for when you are a high school teacher: a beautiful and poignant send-off for children to become successful and productive adults. It is one of the highlights of the year.

For me, the greatest example of the joy God’s tests can bring has been our son who was born with Down Syndrome. We learned that our capacity to love could expand exponentially.

After a long wait and lots of requests, the Times Colonist apps for iPhone and iPad have arrived. Both are available for free download from the iTunes store (search "Victoria Times Colonist").

Or, more likely...shows up on the scale on Weigh-in Wednesday. But, let's not talk shop just yet, let's talk a weekend away in the rugged beauty that is the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Naheed Nenshi, the mayor of Calgary, and Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J., have a lot in common. For one thing, they’re likely to be followed on Twitter by people who have never even been to Calgary or New Jersey.