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Cynicism about politics is a plague on our democracy, and the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Liberals have only made it worse by appointing failed candidates to jobs on the taxpayer’s dime.

There are no easy solutions to the urban deer problem, only difficult ones. Oak Bay council has voted in favour of culling the municipality’s growing deer population and is turning to the Capital Regional District for help.

The Victoria Cool Aid Society’s plan to more than double its supported-housing units offers hope for the homeless — and tangible benefits for the community.

The privacy commissioner’s inquiry into data breaches in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Health Ministry is a sobering reminder to government and citizens alike that technology is outrunning our efforts to protect personal information.

If you want to have a say in the future of Beacon Hill Park, it’s time to step up and be heard. The City of Victoria closed access to some roads in the park over the past year as an experiment, and has been soliciting public reaction to the changes.

Pull up to the pump and fill ’er up with seaweed. A study by a University of Victoria graduate student suggests that ethanol from seaweed could be much more environmentally friendly than ethanol from corn.

The message is getting out that public agencies have to take a hard look at bonuses for executives. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Hydro is the latest Crown corporation to chop bonuses, cancelling extra pay for more than 2,000 senior staff members.

Children who are the victims of crime will have extra eyes watching out for them as sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ tries to prevent a repetition of a serious sex-assault case that was tossed out of court.

Victorians will look back on sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Day 2013 with the knowledge of what could have been. RCMP say two people planted pressure-cooker bombs at the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ legislature, designed to explode on sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Day.

According to a survey conducted by Reader’s Digest magazine, the most-trusted person in America is the actor Tom Hanks. Second most-trusted? Another Hollywood star, Sandra Bullock.