Teenagers like Chapmann Wong and Melody Ma in Vancouver's University Transition Program zip through high school in two years. Can they handle it? Photo-Dan Toulgoet

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A few weeks before the school year ends, Chapmann Wong, Melody Ma and their teenage classmates listen to teacher Dave Coopersmith lecture about the Vietnam War era.
 

Transition program grads sitting pretty
Ryan Dalziel was a marked man at age five. That's when the then-Carnarvon elementary student was given an IQ test after teachers suspected he was academically gifted. 
 

Back on beat due to popular demand
Dave Dickson is back.
 

Rat poison a mortal danger for dogs
An East Side woman is warning dog owners to watch out for rat poison after her family's mastiff almost died last week from eating rodenticide.
 

NPA'ers aim for parks board
Allan De Genova says he's glad the Non Partisan Association isn't running a full slate for parks board in the upcoming civic election.
 

Party picks first school board hopefuls
A former trustee, a former parks board commissioner, a former city councillor and a political unknown will run on the NPA slate in November's Vancouver School Board election.
 

'Free' patrol not so simple, says rival company
The president of a Kerrisdale security company is questioning the claims of a rival security company that recently won widespread media coverage for offering free patrols for the neighbourhood.
 

Program links generations
This spring, Lynda Tobias, 92, switched from a Mac to a PC. But she needed help learning the commands.
 

Past publisher flourished in 'man's world'
Beth Edwards only got into publishing because it was her husband Ken's dream, but she ended up publishing and editing a predecessor to the Courier on her own for 15 years. Edwards, 94, died from a stroke in Victoria June 9.