Pets and people

I visited the Pets and People shelter in Yukon today. I’m thinking about getting a small dog or cat. The people who work and volunteer at such places are made …

Taser crazy

The use of tasers is way out of control. Just this weekend alone, two taser related “accidents”, first in Vancouver A man in his 40s died early Sunday minutes after …

Waco's lynching history

This area has been going through a period of reflection and reassessment in the past few years about its rather dark racist history — well some folks in these parts …

Give Peace a Chance

By JOHN TIERNEY You would never guess it from the news, but we’re living in a peculiarly tranquil world. The new edition of “Peace and Conflict,” a biennial global survey …