Opinion

The statistics are scary. For thefirst time in modern civilization,children are expected tohave SHORTER life spans thantheir parents. Considering how farmedical science and technology hascome, this seems preposterous. But, it'strue.

Whenever people are asked to introducesomeone who is well known they always saythe same thing. "Ladies and gentlemen, here'sa person who needs no introduction" andthen they go on to introduce the person anyway.

AT THE MOVIES: Now in theaters, the new "Karate Kid"movie. When I was a kid I wanted to learn self defence. Butmy Mom said it was cheaper to let the school bullies takemy lunch money than it was for her to pay for karate lessons.

With my busy summer travel schedule,I asked my colleague Niko Linto prepare some material for this week's column.Niko recently resumed her career aftera maternity leave, and is managing the challengesof balancing work and family life. Shesays...

This column is dedicated to making your life a beach. Nomatter how frustrating, sad or terrible you find your liferight now, there are several simple things that you can startdoing to improve your life. This stuff works, it is time tested.

People are always asking which camefirst the chicken or the egg. I just wantto know how to crack an egg without gettingpieces of the shell in the bowl.

BLIND BULLETIN: Last week a group of engineers in the U.S.State of Virginia announced they have developed a car thatcan be driven by a blind person. A car driven by a blind personis not a totally new idea.

The Dawson Creek Firefighterswould like to thank all the local businessesfor the donations that madethis year's DC Firefighters Burn FundPoker Night such a huge success aswell as everyone that came out andtook part in the poker tournament.

We hear about making thingsgreener by reducing energycosts and utilizing materials wisely. It'sthe perfect excuse for a thrifty personto save dollars and save the environmentat the same time.

I am writing to make your readers awareof a proposed toxic waste dump going in tothe Swan Lake watershed. The company, Secure Energy Services ofCalgary, says that the location will be locatedapproximately four kilometres down theHeritage Highway.