Opinion

So where did you spend New Year’s Eve? No doubt some of you followed up on Cheryl Rossi’s suggestions in her “Where to ring in 2015” story and enjoyed a cabaret extravaganza, movie screening, live band or improv performance.

Most people out there plan to eventually marry. Marriage has become (or rather always) been a rite of passage for many cultures.

Family Day not enough to get through darker months

We can all probably agree that some things are better left behind. As we head steadily into 2015, I’m happy to see some things go like mod boots, overalls or dresses over pants (which made a comeback in 2014) gone like the wind.

We’ve tried to explain why people stay single throughout time. Maybe your standards are too high or you’re secretly attracted to unavailable men? Magazines have dedicated a whole section to dating and keeping your man or pleasing your woman.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is a strange beast. It exists to bash any and all attempts to raise taxes and to call attention to wasteful government spending. And sometimes that sends it down weird rabbit holes of stupidity.

2014 was my first year as a Courier columnist. Since starting this column in May, I have enjoyed numerous Twitter and email exchanges with readers. While some columns garnered limited response, others struck a chord with many of you.

Premier Christy Clark’s government placed an $8.7-billion bet on the future of B.C. — and it will take a generation or more to see if it pays off. What Energy Minister Bill Bennett described as the last big dam that will ever be built in B.C.

Christmas is a time for traditions and holiday greetings “Tradition is the prison where change is detained.”— Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.