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Monique Keiran: Betty Lowman's 1937 'race' to Alaska in a dugout canoe

Monique Keiran: Betty Lowman's 1937 'race' to Alaska in a dugout canoe

In 1937, Betty Lowman put in near Anacortes to row to Ketchikan in a 14-foot cedar dugout canoe. It took her 66 days to get there.
Lawrie McFarlane: Protesters are straining the social contract

Lawrie McFarlane: Protesters are straining the social contract

In at least one sphere of contemporary public life, the social contract has been torn up. And as Hobbes foresaw, the results are nasty and brutish, though regrettably, all too long.
Charla Huber: Celebrating together is medicine for the soul

Charla Huber: Celebrating together is medicine for the soul

There are a lot of things that this pandemic has forced us to find new ways of doing, but there is no virtual comparison to coming together as a community.
Trevor Hancock: What is the real crime here, and who are the real criminals?

Trevor Hancock: What is the real crime here, and who are the real criminals?

Let us be clear: Climate change — actually, human-induced climate heating resulting in climate instability and chaos — is a danger to health.
Geoff Johnson: Mentors can help ease the path of new teachers

Geoff Johnson: Mentors can help ease the path of new teachers

The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery — and sometimes even educators need someone to help guide them along that path.
Comment: How can we deserve the democracy we have?

Comment: How can we deserve the democracy we have?

​​​​​​​A commentary by the CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce.
Letters June 25: Pros and cons of a new museum; idyllic civilizations are a myth

Letters June 25: Pros and cons of a new museum; idyllic civilizations are a myth

Adrian Raeside cartoon: That big space at the museum

Adrian Raeside cartoon: That big space at the museum

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Editorial: Change the rules on referrals to physician specialists

Editorial: Change the rules on referrals to physician specialists

Letters June 24: Bike lanes save cities money; grants to MDs won't raise their numbers

Letters June 24: Bike lanes save cities money; grants to MDs won't raise their numbers