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COLUMN SIX: The Kobe quandary

COLUMN SIX: The Kobe quandary

Celebrity, and mourning people we don't know I ’m not an authority on celebrities, living or dead. I checked a list of the 50 “most famous” who have died and recognized the names of ten.
The Queen and I

The Queen and I

Reflections on Harry, Meghan, and entitlement Harry and Meghan Windsor plan to climb down from their royal plinth, move to Canada and become who they really are. Good for them for trying, I say. But would it were that easy.
COLUMN SIX: A revised New Year's Top 10

COLUMN SIX: A revised New Year's Top 10

After two weeks of reflection, the author rethinks her resolutions M y Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions. Revised from January 1 10. Original: Wear more pink. My usual swirl of black and grey is wearing thin.
COLUMN SIX: Butternut

COLUMN SIX: Butternut

" You can have a treat when you can solve the Pelham Puzzler.” My two-year-old gaped at me. “Maybe… you should put the paper down for a bit,” my husband cautiously suggested.
COLUMN SIX: Things to avoid while driving

COLUMN SIX: Things to avoid while driving

For example, trains BY ROBERT NORMINTON Special to the VOICE T his happened when I was in the middle of a four-year engineering course at the University of British Columbia.
COLUMN SIX: The Green Olympics

COLUMN SIX: The Green Olympics

A modest proposal BY COLIN BREZICKI Special to the VOICE G reta didn’t mention sports. Maybe it wasn’t in the script, but its footprint is gargantuan. And growing by the day.
COLUMN SIX: Eastward bound

COLUMN SIX: Eastward bound

Alone across Canada’s arctic BY ADAM SHOALTS Special to the VOICE A round 2:30 a.m. I awoke to the sound of snapping branches. Something was out there, moving through the spruces.
COLUMN SIX: Champion no more

COLUMN SIX: Champion no more

Unwanted chips cashed in earlier than ideal BY JANE BEDARD Special to the VOICE M om, come quick! There’s something wrong with Champion!” We had just returned home late at night from an overnight visit with out-of-town friends, when I heard my 12-yea