Opinion

It's a start in the right direction - a direction that will hopefully lead to safety improvements on Highway 101. More than 30 concerned area citizens showed up to a Route 101 safety meeting Monday night in Davis Bay.

I believe Trooper said it best: " here for a good time, not a long time." I never thought I would live my life according to the words of four grown men with hair longer than mine, but life is a strange beast.

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If you are a band student in School District No. 46 (SD46), news this week from the provincial government is music to your ears.

Protesting - it can be a worthwhile and effective way of getting out an important message. Just ask many community groups here on the Coast who have done soeffectively in recent weeks and months. I have never had a problem with people protesting.

Monday's federal budget is a big disappointment -especially if you are a citizen of the province of B.C. Yes, the Conservatives did unveil more than $10 billion in goodies, including a child-tax benefit, a tax benefit for low-income families, $1.

The emergency room at St. Mary's Hospital will be staffed for the month of April.

Gone are the days of Joseph Pulitzer, Edward R. Murrow, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Gone are the times when people relied on daily newspapers and their favourite evening anchor for the news.

If you're a smoker, you probably want to stop reading this column. If you're not, feel free to keep reading. The provincial government has taken major steps to reduce tobacco use by putting some pretty tough smoking regulations in place.

I may be many things in this world, but stupid is not one of them. That being said, there are some things I will never understand. One in particular stands out.