Opinion

Feeling the earth move under his feet

Thu Nov 19, 7:00 PM
The news this week that a 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook the seabed near the Queen Charlotte Islands this week may be alarming, particularly in light of the stunning tectonic action featured in the ne… more

Got vision? Too bad

Thu Nov 19, 7:00 PM
Woe to anyone with any vision for the future of Parksville.… more

What’s the reason behind Fort Hood shootings?

Thu Nov 19, 7:00 PM
Earlier this year, the Pentagon committed $50 million to a study investigating why the suicide rate in the military is rising: it used to be below the suicide rate in comparable civilian groups, but n… more

TP or TP, that is the question

Mon Nov 16, 4:00 PM
We might have known it would eventually come to this.  All that furious, high-flown rhetoric about carbon footprints, me… more

An old sailor goes to Afghanistan

Tue Nov 17, 8:00 AM
VICTORIA – Remembrance Day reveries about the sacrifice of our ancestors weren’t much on my family’s mind this year. My… more

A momentous year in history was just too big to be ignored

Thu Nov 12, 7:00 PM
Nineteen forty-five was a momentous year in world history. … more

Insults get Olympic-sized

Mon Nov 16, 4:00 PM
It’s becoming a familiar, if not increasingly troubling refrain.… more

More to life than the bottom line

Thu Nov 12, 7:00 PM
Once upon a time, people would come to Parksville to escape the hustle and bustle of the big cities, to savor the specta… more

More than meets the eye

Thu Nov 12, 7:00 PM
You see them around town, walking together, sweeping streets, picking up garbage, volunteering and working in local busi… more

Broad brush used to paint ATV riders

Thu Nov 12, 7:00 PM
Regarding the story entitled, Town wants to cool ATVs (The News, Nov. 10), wow, power wielding narrow-minded politicians… more
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