Op-eds

Would you cheat for a Klondike bar?

I cheat. You cheat. A-Rod cheats. Even once-thought squeaky clean poster boy Tiger Woods cheats. We all cheat — to varying degrees, of course. By cheating, I don’t strictly mean…

The Lens by Klara Woldenga: September 5, 2013

Homeless man wants to know where he belongs

As recounted to downtown Victoria worker Ashley Mollison, member of the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) Yesterday, I went to the police station to figure out where I…

You’re not old, you’re just impatient

How did we get to a point where a 20-something-year-old can feel like a middle-aged adult?

The battle of cultures

Canada is a tapestry of different ethnicities and cultures. Our immigration policy has given people all over the world a chance to experience life in a developed country. And boy…

The Lens by Klara Woldenga: August 2, 2013

 

Beneath the Great Bear Rainforest

For the better part of four years, I have been held captive by the area on the north-central coast of British Columbia...

A disenchanted view isn’t the only view

KAMLOOPS (CUP) — Too frequently, I see editorial columns that are simply dripping with negative observations about the world.