Sometimes comfort foods are what’s needed

Whether people know me as a food or fiction writer, there’s always someone who asks what it’s like to write. “Well,” say I. “I get to set my own hours and work in my pyjamas. “And with a book- — no,... more

• David Black donates $500,000 to BC Cancer Foundation
• Going holoholo on the big island
• Sticky bread espionage

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Sex and violence in Africa too common

It was ostensibly about obscenity, but it was really about corruption and censorship — and, in the end, justice prevailed. Last week, a Zambian court found journalist Chansa Kabwela not guilty of “distributing obscene material with intent to corrupt public... more

• How do I know if I have bipolar disorder?
• Grow some hair to fight cancer
• Music must still make meals

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Paramedics concerns ignored

Editor: I see provincial health minister Kevin Falcon is again making accusations toward the union representing paramedics — and has no problems lying to the public.  He arrogantly accuses paramedics of intentionally trying to put patients in harm’s way.  It’s the... more

• How can Grits justify ticket buying?
• Secondary reasons to keep Westsyde open
• Fore! — or more reasons for a fantastic golf tourney

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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