Opinion

The pending sale of Coast Cable will signal positive changes for cable subscribers on the Sunshine Coast. Coast Cable and Delta Cable are poised to become part of Persona Communications of St. John's, Nfld.

Lately we're wondering the same thing as Pete Seeger -where have all the young men gone, or for that matter all the young women? We attend a lot of meetings and events in the course of a week on the Coast.

Another week and more tragedy on our highway. When is enough going to be enough? How many more lives have to be lost before the provincial government takes a long, hard look at the state of Hwy.

Was it the heat and people choosing to stay inside, or are some of us taking Sea Cavalcade for granted? Attendance was noticeably down for several events at last weekend's festival in Gibsons.

On Saturday at 11 a.m. boats of various types and sizes will be gathering in Wood Bay to rally against Pan Pacific Aggregates' proposed conveyor belt and loading facility for shipping out industrial minerals.

I was scared for Sarah Loverock Tuesday night. If you watched her for the first time on Canadian Idol on Monday, like my mother did after much prompting, please don't take that performance as an indication of what she is capable of.

The safety of Hwy. 101 is under scrutiny by many in this community after several recent accidents. Many are calling for changes.

There's one good thing about growing up poor - you learn to use your imagination. There were no fancy summer holidays, no cultural jaunts and certainly no electronic babysitters.

There are some things journalists regret about their jobs - the times when, no matter how hard you think, the right words just won't come, the times when someone you know lands in hot water and you end up having to write about it.

Grad week is always a unique experience. On Thursday night I was in Gibsons covering Elphinstone's formal and commencement, while Friday afternoon I was in Sechelt covering Chatelech's commencement. Grad ceremonies are fun assignments.