Opinion

When the European Space Agency landed a spacecraft on the surface of a comet on Nov. 12, it was big news.

The association of private power producers released a report this week comparing the Site C hydro dam proposal unfavourably with their preferred option — lots of smaller projects dispersed around B.C. Then Clean Energy B.

Six months ago, I was a government scientist. Then, the consensus among my colleagues was that communications practice was more limiting than is reasonably necessary.

Wake up! The purpose of Zen Buddhism is to awaken to this life and be of benefit to all beings. We go about our days mesmerized by our thoughts, always looking ahead to what’s next, or regretting what has passed, but rarely just being in the moment.

Thousands of high school seniors are skipping out on new state-mandated science and social studies tests in Boulder, Colorado. It is the latest skirmish in an escalating battle over Colorado’s increased emphasis on standardized tests.

The chairwoman of Vancouver’s school board declared it “bizarre” recently that a group of parents is taking legal action to overturn policy allowing self-identified transgender students to use the washroom of their choice.

The benefits of open trade between countries are well established.

Solar lights seem like a great idea. You put them wherever the sun shines without the need for wiring. You don’t have to pay for electricity to make them glow.

Government liquor stores in B.C. will have to raise their game to stay in business once a significant advantage over the private stores is removed next April.

The last couple of weeks offered contrasting glimpses of how white and aboriginal cultures see themselves. In Ontario, a court ruled in favour of a First Nations mother who wanted her daughter’s chemotherapy halted.