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50 most-read stories.

 1: Grim times for Irish Travelers yet isn't it true cultural "beauty has no boundries"? - (47798 Reads)
 2: Wife leaves disfigured US hero Ziegel - (16995 Reads)
 3: The day Canada declared itself a fascist state - (11151 Reads)
 4: Eye on Yemen's civil war: Brief background and today's internal news reports - (10998 Reads)
 5: Lonesome Lake fire: Putting the emotion back into it. Pat Burkette talks to Trudy Turner - (6469 Reads)
 6: Time Magazine (1967). The Hippies: Philosophy of a subculture - (6228 Reads)
 7: New owner of Vesuvius Inn has interesting and complex background - (5560 Reads)
 8: Hijab red card sparks uproar in Quebec: No tempest over turbans but hassle over hijab & A Canadian mask on an alarming global trend toward fear-mongering and racism? - (5088 Reads)
 9: Sustainable farming dispatches: Hardy Hungarian pig saved from extinction but their flesh compromised by the breed being reared as a commodity - (4533 Reads)
 10: Vancouver Island's Harmac pulp mill humming once removed from ideologically-bound ownership/management - (4493 Reads)
 11: Chávez, in perhaps his biggest step toward social justice, will take back control of Venezuala's Central Bank - (4467 Reads)
 12: Superstars: "Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to/Problems that upset you, oh" - (4453 Reads)
 13: (Un)civil society in the North Caucasus: Lawlessness and chaos in Caucasian republics - (4295 Reads)
 14: Caspian region: Russia and America in a stare-down - (4189 Reads)
 15: Chris Poeung slaying unprecedented in Vancouver—was there a history? Police concerned about retaliation after stabbing. Does the murder portend something of social significance? - (4076 Reads)
 16: Murky ocean depths hide abundance of life, may have greater biodiversity than the tropics - (4058 Reads)
 17: Toronto food writer finds out what happens before piggy gets to favorite restaurants - (3964 Reads)
 18: Iran: The empire must be fed - (3959 Reads)
 19: Dispatches: Canada at war - (3906 Reads)
 20: "Guards Gone Wild" or "Animal House in Afghanistan": Shocking hazing parties at U.S. Embassy in Kabul - (3844 Reads)
 21: The Forest King: Both chicken and egg—approaching the environmental, food and social crises with foresight and sensibility - (3769 Reads)
 22: Food repression in North America's increasingly Stalinist atmosphere - (3674 Reads)
 23: Canada could reverse course on same-sex marriage - (3335 Reads)
 24: US attacks Somalia, taking sides with former enemy warlords of Black Hawk Down notoriety - (3319 Reads)
 25: Vesuvius Inn owner arrested in California on money laundering charges related to grey legalities of Internet gaming - (3300 Reads)
 26: Blogs I have read and (sometimes) loved - (3281 Reads)
 27: Poland facing war crime in Afghanistan: A NATO massacre untold—puzzled American Army major says killing of civilians is "something unfortunate, but not of great significance" - (3244 Reads)
 28: Draconian legislation: Is CPC's Bill C-51 part of the efforts to realize the corporatists' dream—a "North American Standards and Regulations Area"? Seems to be - (3158 Reads)
 29: The life and death of an Iraq veteran who could take no more - (3140 Reads)
 30: The 'Goodly Region'—Sikkim, India: "We understand that only organic farming can help us maintain our soil quality and prevent pollution of our water sources" - (3125 Reads)
 31: 'Now Harper isn’t Bush and nobody knows for sure if the Canadians have done gone and washed some of their freedom away for the sake of punishing Paul Martin or wanting to be able to buy bread in relative peace' - (3090 Reads)
 32: Spain bitterly divided as terror trial begins in '04 train bombings: We fear Canada is too about our issues - (3089 Reads)
 33: Karzai settles scores: US, Britain stung by an Afghan temper - (3074 Reads)
 34: "It's appalling they will put the clients at risk across the province." - (3070 Reads)
 35: Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest - (3068 Reads)
 36: The devastation we inflict: Two letters from Vietnam vets on "collateral damage" in Iraq - (3000 Reads)
 37: CIA head advises Turkey of upcoming strikes against Iran and Syria - (2997 Reads)
 38: Flat Daddies and Flat Mommies: Just how sick, really, are we? Well, at least there is gender equality - (2989 Reads)
 39: Organic food takes root in Asia - (2956 Reads)
 40: Only lynching in Canada's history: Dark spot in history, bright spot in relations with U.S. - (2948 Reads)
 41: UK gov't study: Organic farming 'no better for the environment' - (2940 Reads)
 42: The concept of evil—why it is intellectually valid and politically and spiritually important - (2916 Reads)
 43: Complicit in illegal war: A 'humbled' US news media? - (2914 Reads)
 44: Some Westerners bitter Harper didn't win majority - (2901 Reads)
 45: Decades later, U.S. military pollution in Philippines linked to deaths - (2877 Reads)
 46: Serving Capital: A short history of Canada in the Caribbean - (2866 Reads)
 47: Chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, chemical sensitivity: 5% of Canadians report 'medically unexplained' conditions - (2833 Reads)
 48: Going South: Militaristic, corrupt America increasingly resembles a Third World state - (2789 Reads)
 49: Canadian government and supermarket chains have helped stunt Canadian garlic farmers who have been wiped out commercially by imports from China - (2784 Reads)
 50: Greenhouse emissions reduced by biodiesel - (2770 Reads)

50 most-commented stories.

 1: Flat Daddies and Flat Mommies: Just how sick, really, are we? Well, at least there is gender equality - (89 Comments)
 2: Ike was right about the military/industrial complex - (86 Comments)
 3: Commentary regarding the BC Liberal Party and the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia - (81 Comments)
 4: Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons - (80 Comments)
 5: Nestle obtains patent on genetically engineered coffee tree - (79 Comments)
 6: Most Canadians will have to work beyond age 65 says financial sector poll - (78 Comments)
 7: End of another year... Saddam's execution - (77 Comments)
 8: Huge development proposed for Whistler on a collision course with Whistler's official community plan - (76 Comments)
 9: Gordon Campbell's year: An unauthorized annual report - (73 Comments)
 10: Distracting Congress from the real war plan: Iran - (72 Comments)
 11: Poll: Optimism on the run in Afghanistan - (70 Comments)
 12: What future for BC’s offshore oil and gas? - (70 Comments)
 13: New owner of Vesuvius Inn has interesting and complex background - (69 Comments)
 14: US attacks Somalia, taking sides with former enemy warlords of Black Hawk Down notoriety - (69 Comments)
 15: Slow food's growing pains - (48 Comments)
 16: Gov't officials try to weaken language of climate change report, scientists rebel & Climate change will hit poor hardest - (42 Comments)
 17: Rage, murder, and rebellion: From Reagan's workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and beyond - (40 Comments)
 18: Snowbound! - (32 Comments)
 19: Despite promises and advice from Progress Board and it's own Finance Committee, Campbell coalition backtracks on child care - (28 Comments)
 20: Dick Cheney's Alberta tour to focus on oilsands - (27 Comments)
 21: Jobs and Woz call it a 'revolution'. Apple's iPhone shakes rivals to the core - (27 Comments)
 22: With defections and retirements, NDP now holds balance of power in Parliament: Interview and analysis - (27 Comments)
 23: Many suffer to benefit the few: Really, does it have to be this way? - (26 Comments)
 24: Who killed the electric car and who is trying to revive it? - (24 Comments)
 25: Battle-hardening Canadian troops: The story of C Company - (24 Comments)
 26: Allah in the family & Should Muslims be allowed to run for office in United States? - (23 Comments)
 27: It is a jungle out there: Some think the 'brotherhood of man' is not just a sexist holdover term but, more significantly, not a way to get ahead - (23 Comments)
 28: I'm posting again - (22 Comments)
 29: Fueling America: Alberta oil's dirty future - (21 Comments)
 30: Former SS Island Bicycle Artist has Bikengruvin Gallery - (21 Comments)
 31: Chávez, in perhaps his biggest step toward social justice, will take back control of Venezuala's Central Bank - (21 Comments)
 32: Eye on Latin America: Chávez, Christ and Castro send Latin markets reeling & US puts on brave face as Daniel Ortega restored to Nicaragua's presidency - (21 Comments)
 33: Corporatist takeover: Dion is not running the party, it appears the party is running Dion - (20 Comments)
 34: Ex-Pakistan military, family values, unfettered enterprise, politics before the people, government secrecy: Kahn seems a good fit for the Harper-MacKay vision of a Canada made over into a replica of the current United States - (20 Comments)
 35: A need for reconciliation: Easter Sunday, 2007 A. D. - (20 Comments)
 36: Giuliana Sgrena shooting probe: Italians greet exoneration with dismay - (19 Comments)
 37: UK readers blocked from NY Times terror article - (19 Comments)
 38: Biotech mutations of creeping bentgrass - (19 Comments)
 39: Picture show: Projecting print onstage - (19 Comments)
 40: The best of times, the worst of times: Wealth inequality growing in Canada as is workers' economic insecurity - (19 Comments)
 41: Revenge of the small: Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver are creating strategies to encourage the development of modest, more affordable houses - (19 Comments)
 42: Residents of planned union to be 'North Americanists' - (19 Comments)
 43: New light shed on CIA's 'black site' prisons & Harperites stumble on judicial policies - (19 Comments)
 44: We'll return soon - (19 Comments)
 45: Global warming and carbon emissions: Bush administration 'pleased' with G8 'progress' - (18 Comments)
 46: Low-yield earth-penetrating nuclear weapons - (18 Comments)
 47: Does BC really need 20,000 global temps? - (18 Comments)
 48: Salt Spring student wins prestigious academic award - (18 Comments)
 49: Trash talk: The hatred of Ann Coulter - (18 Comments)
 50: Increasing human energy: Reining the sun - (18 Comments)

50 most-active categories.

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50 most-active news writers.

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50 most-voted-on polls.

 1: Global warming is a man-made phenomenon. - (202 Votes)
 2: Gordon Campbell should resign his position as Premier of BC as a result of his drunk driving charge. - (126 Votes)
 3: To preserve democratic values and open markets Canada must embrace war on terror - (83 Votes)
 4: Helen Thomas has called G.W. Bush "the worst president in all of American history." Do you agree? - (81 Votes)
 5: How will the re-election of George W. Bush effect Canada''s relations with the United States? - (78 Votes)
 6: How would you grade the performance of the Harper government up to this point? - (77 Votes)
 7: Will the winner of this year's U.S. presidential election bring real change to America? - (76 Votes)
 8: Would you rather see John Kerry or George W. Bush in the White House? - (72 Votes)
 9: PM Jean Chrétien refuses to go to war without UN approval. Its the Canadian way. Do you: - (68 Votes)
 10: Were you pleased with the result of the U.S. presidential election? - (66 Votes)
 11: Nelson Mandela says, "The attitude of the [Bush administration] is a threat to world peace." Do you: - (65 Votes)
 12: What do you like least about privatizing liquor distribution? - (60 Votes)
 13: If the Canadian election were held today, which of the following parties would you vote for? - (58 Votes)
 14: Under intense US pressure (including trade sanctions) to increase military spending, should Canada: - (55 Votes)
 15: The BCTF is just another union The kids should be back to school - (53 Votes)
 16: Should Canada welcome Americans seeking political asylum? - (52 Votes)
 17: What do you think is the most important element of a successful marriage? - (51 Votes)
 18: Should Canada participate in the U.S. ballistic missile defence program? - (46 Votes)
 19: An attack on Iran could: - (46 Votes)
 20: Does Al Gore deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? - (45 Votes)
 21: Does organized religion continue to play an important part in your life? - (45 Votes)
 22: Which of these countries do you consider Canada''s best international friend? - (45 Votes)
 23: Should the Expos and Blue Jays play God Bless America as mandated by Major League Baseball? - (44 Votes)
 24: A week into the war, do you now regret Canada''s decision not to participate? - (44 Votes)
 25: Who speaks to your vision of Canada? - (44 Votes)
 26: Generally speaking, do you approve of the way the US has handled the war on terrorism? - (44 Votes)
 27: Stephen Harper's government should be toppled because of Canada's mission in Afghanistan - (44 Votes)
 28: Which most closely describes the type of healh-care system you''d like to see in Canada? - (44 Votes)
 29: If salmon farms in British Columbia are shown to adversly effect wild stocks, what should happen? - (43 Votes)
 30: One year later, do you think Canada should have joined the United States and gone to war with Iraq? - (43 Votes)
 31: The NDP passed a motion to immediately withdraw Canada's troops from Afghanistan. Do you - (42 Votes)
 32: Canada rushed so-called antiterrorism laws into place after 9/11. Should they be renewed? - (42 Votes)
 33: Do you have a tattoo? - (42 Votes)
 34: Given the high price of oil, is it right to drill in the Alaska wildlife refuge? - (42 Votes)
 35: Are you willing to provide government with your fingerprints and other identification data? - (41 Votes)
 36: Should Canada compromise its principles to maximize its economic relations with the United States? - (41 Votes)
 37: Should a post-K-12 education be offered free to Canadian students? - (40 Votes)
 38: Do you have confidence in Canada's federal election system? - (40 Votes)
 39: What do you think is most responsible for the current woes at GM? - (40 Votes)
 40: Have you found food prices have increased? - (39 Votes)
 41: Should it be legal for Canadians to buy raw milk? - (39 Votes)
 42: Which of these do you fear the most? - (39 Votes)
 43: Which major national party do you find least appealing? - (38 Votes)
 44: Stephen Harper has declared he will not talk to the national media. Do you - (38 Votes)
 45: Which group do you think should manage postwar Iraq? - (37 Votes)
 46: Should Canadian churches continue to be tax exempt? - (37 Votes)
 47: Do you think renegotiating NAFTA would be good for Canada? - (37 Votes)
 48: Do you see Quebec as a nation within a united Canada? - (36 Votes)
 49: Should Canada drop Hezbollah from its list of banned terrrorist organizations? - (36 Votes)
 50: Should Canada ban head scarves and other ''conspicuous'' religious symbols? - (35 Votes)