A few little-known facts about the Courier
People stop me on the street almost every day and ask me what it's like to work at the Courier. They also want to know what life is like as a high-powered journalist.
 

Channel your anger from the news into activism
"Let all the poisons that lurk in the mud hatch out," muttered Derek Jacobi in I, Claudius, when he realized that only the collapse of the Imperial structure would bring about a return to the Roman republic.
 

Thom tower a benefit to Vancouver
I was rather taken aback and somewhat appalled by the shoddy research and (attempted) sarcastic attack by Patricia Coppard in her editorial "Trading the view for a trinket," Aug. 21.
 

Capital plan missing out on renewal
Your story "Projects delayed in city capital plan," Aug. 25 points to the fact that city staff have recommended a capital plan for the next three years that leaves the replacement of Sunset Community Centre at risk.
 

Some info to update recent stories
I write to add some information to two separate recent stories in your paper.
 

Suicidal octopus reached out to me
Thank you for publishing the Geoff Olson column "Ralph the Dog Shows Us Animals Have Feelings Too," Aug. 18.
 

Wrestlers deserve break from city
I'm glad to see the Courier giving some attention to the plight of the Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling.