Indiana High School's Purse Ban Rankles Students

This is an interesting method of keeping students safe. A high school in Indiana has banned bags from handbags, fanny packs, purses, to backpacks in order to keep their students safe. Authorities think this will...

Vancouver: Epi-Centre of Stupidity?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIs it any wonder Politicians at most times ignore it's citizens over important issues, when they seem to be inundated with protestors who repeatedly  "Cry Wolf" over...

Town of Likely, B.C. Marijuana -'Number-One Crop'

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLikely, British Columbia, like most small towns is remote and far from the beaten path in the interior of British Columbia, once a booming mining town, it too like many...

Police Use Tear Gas to Break Up Thousands of Partiers Near Michigan State Campus

Police say around 3,000-4,000 people were gathered in East Lansing, Michigan on Saturday night after an attempt to re-start the Cedar Fest parties that were shut down in 1987 after the parties got too crazy.People...

Debate over fate of Vancouver's famous hollow tree

After withstanding lightning, storms and countless people posing inside it, it sounds like the famous hollow tree of Vancouver's Stanley Park may finally be for the chop. The 2006 winter storms took a serious toll on...

Wildland Fire Winds Whip Lake Arrowhead - Day 2 :: MAXINE

UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE DAY - Updated information for 4:00pm - 5:00pm ADDITIONAL FIRE REPORTING LINKS  " Yesterday was chaotic all throughout Southern California as we had 17 fires blow up and spread with...

Gazebos, Sunrooms

"Three-Season Gazebos Enjoy a solitary interlude or a pleasant evening with friends and family beneath the cedar shake roof of your new three-season gazebo and create dreams and memories in your own backyard. Low profile double sliding windows and double doors offer 360°...

Guerilla Tree Planting

I just read about the Vancouver Public Space Network and am very excited about their new initiative to repopulate parts of Vancouver with Western Red Cedar trees, using guerrilla gardening tactics. Love it!"Earlier...

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