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Comment: CRD has more serious problems than bullfrogs

Comment: CRD has more serious problems than bullfrogs

It’s a common fallacy that bullfrogs are a threat to native fauna, as expressed in a recent sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ article. Bullfrogs live along the margins of lakes and ponds and are restricted to this habitat.
Zombies, Monsters, Vampires, & my Croatian Conscience...all terrifying in their own right.

Zombies, Monsters, Vampires, & my Croatian Conscience...all terrifying in their own right.

"You're a 100lbs less attractive to flesh eating zombies than you used to be, and you can now outrun them!" - My Croatian Conscience Good point. My Croatian Conscience, Daniel-san, came for a visit this weekend and was...wait for it...
From chain-smoker to fitness cheerleader

From chain-smoker to fitness cheerleader

It has been 32 years since an over-weight, chain-smoking office dweller would run before dawn because he was too embarrassed to be seen huffing and puffing around the neighbourhood.
Commentary: The Land Conservancy is worth fighting for

Commentary: The Land Conservancy is worth fighting for

Friends have asked what on Earth moved me to come out of retirement to take on the leadership of the troubled Land Conservancy of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ My response is simple — TLC is an organization worth coming out of retirement for.
Geoff Johnson: Large-scale violence brought into our homes

Geoff Johnson: Large-scale violence brought into our homes

Grand Theft Auto 5, a high-octane video game based on quick cash, ultra-violence, drugs, booze and sleaze, brought its creators at Take-Two Interactive a billion dollars in the first three days of its release.
Les Leyne: Stories pouring in for liquor-law review

Les Leyne: Stories pouring in for liquor-law review

Guy walks into the Denman Island General Store and Post Office one day at 8:30 in the morning. (Stop me if you’ve heard this one.) Asks for a bottle of red wine. Proprietor says no can do.
Cultivating a sense of wonder

Cultivating a sense of wonder

I wonder. And I don't just mean that as in "I am confused about..." Instead I mean it in the sense of "I am filled with wonder at...
Les Leyne: NDP win won’t come from a computer

Les Leyne: NDP win won’t come from a computer

The thinking in some sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ New Democrat circles now goes something like this: If only there was a software package the party could buy to win an election. Download BeatChristy 1.1 (for Mac and PC) from Amazon, say, and install it at headquarters.
Andrew Cohen: Noble intentions alone don’t warrant a Nobel

Andrew Cohen: Noble intentions alone don’t warrant a Nobel

When Alfred Nobel established the Nobel Peace Prize, first awarded in 1901, he wanted to celebrate pioneers of peace.
Education is aim of Tourette talks

Education is aim of Tourette talks

A common thought is that people with Tourette syndrome swear uncontrollably, but a group of Victoria parents wants people to know the reality is more complex and difficult.