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It is no small thing controlling 20 or 30 lively children while trying to teach them. Add in three or four special-needs students, and a teacher’s task becomes Herculean.

Vaccination isn’t just a good thing to do for self and family, it’s a societal responsibility. This is the time of the year when the issue of flu vaccination gets lots of attention, but it’s important to remember that sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Looking at Fort Rodd Hill on a computer screen seems to miss the point of having national parks and historic sites. Yet Google’s new project to create virtual parks through its Street View is a fascinating marriage of technology and the outdoors.

One of the tougher challenges in politics is turning things around after a searing election defeat. At last weekend’s provincial NDP convention, party members stared that reality in the face.

It’s rare that the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals and New Democrats agree on anything, so when both parties wanted to drive a stake through the heart of the Pacific Carbon Trust, that agency was doomed.

The fiscal situation is not likely to be appreciably better a year from now when Greater Victoria school trustees resume deliberations on giving themselves a pay increase, but delaying the matter was the right thing to do.

Fifty years after his assassination, U.S. president John F. Kennedy still attracts widespread fascination and admiration, even among Canadians. It’s a testimony to the power of words. Historians and scholars do not place Kennedy among the top 10 U.S.

The decision by the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ government to end free ferry rides for seniors has stirred up a predictable storm of protest, but it has also brought attention to the issue of discounts and other special treatment of seniors.

Signing an organ-donation card is a simple act of generosity that doesn’t come due until you are dead. Donating an organ while you’re still alive is another level of selflessness — and one that is badly needed.

The agency that manages many of Victoria’s landmarks is being wiped out, but it’s unlikely that we will notice much change.