Vancouver

The music lover
Why the dark and madly poetic Destroyer is my favorite rock band in ages.
Destination: Vancouver
This livable, futuristic, far West outpost of our continent has been a home for writers from Alice Munro to Douglas Coupland.
The needle and the damage undone
Vancouver has halted a drug epidemic by helping street addicts shoot up in safety. Will U.S. cities -- and Bush's drug czar -- learn from the Canadians' success?
Letters
Readers respond to "Canada's Safe Haven for Junkies" by Mark Follman, and "Black Copters Over Oregon" by Bill Donahue.
Canada's safe haven for junkies
Vancouver hopes to save hundreds of lives by opening street clinics where heroin addicts can shoot up safely. But the White House is accusing Canada of going AWOL from its war on drugs.
If you fold it, they will come
Minor league baseball is bittersweet. The players are praying for a ticket out, and it's even worse when the team is looking to move, too.
I believed in the breast
And then the control freaks at La Leche League buried me in bureaucracy, bare breasts and too much LLLove.
Last-minute New Year's tips
Our travel expert reassures the Bali-bound Y2K-minded and offers Seattle celebration suggestions.
The evil that dogs doo
The more dogs I meet, the more dogs I hate.
Hungarian rhapsody
An encounter with an intimidating waiter is transformed by an unexpected feast.
Canuck yuk
When it comes to American humor, Canada is Comedy Central.

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