Public Eye is taking a working vacation this week. So postings will be few and far between until next Monday. In other news, your humble organ will be teaching a summer course in investigative journalism through the University of Victoria's department of writing. The course runs between July 3 and August 20, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 4:30 to 7:20. There's a few spaces left. So, if you're a budding Bob Woodward and planning to take courses during the summer semester, we encourage you to register.

Your humble organ is feeling a bit under the weather. As a result, postings may be somewhat sporadic over the next few days.

That's what we're doing next week. Which means Public Eye will be on hiatus until June 18.

It was Public Eye's third birthday on Sunday. So, in celebration, your humble organ is going to be taking it easy over the next few days - catching up on some research, responding to overdue emails, filing freedom of information requests and...most importantly...napping. That means posting will be somewhat sporadic until next week (although we'll do our best to cover the Coalition of Progressive Electors executive elections). In the meantime, here's some recommended reading: former provincial New Democrat ministerial assistant and candidate Richard Tones has dipped his pinky toe into the Internet, starting up a blog commenting on British Columbia politics. So enjoy.

Your humble organ is taking a few days of vacation this week. As a result, posting will be somewhat sporadic until next week.

Earlier, a reader identifying themselves as Gurmant Grewal posted a comment about the recent federal Conservative nomination race in Newton-North Delta. Speaking with Public Eye, the former parliamentarian confirmed he did not, in fact, post that comment.

Your humble organ is making the transition from a PC to a Mac. As a result, expect somewhat fewer postings over the next week.

A nasty cold - which your humble organ has been battling for the past few weeks - has finally taken hold. As a result, posting will be somewhat sporadic or non-existent today while we recuperate.

24 hours has launched a new weekly feature section to highlight Public Eye's muckraking work. In today's edition, we reveal children and family development deputy minister Lesley du Toit's attempt to cut off the flow of leaks from her department. And we report on the expanding number of high-paid, senior bureaucrats at the ministry of health. As always, feedback and tips for future investigations are appreciated.

Today, we are pleased to announce the addition of three new voices to Public Eye. Beginning this week, former British Columbia New Democrat deputy minister John Heaney, former Alberta Liberal chief of staff Bob Russell and former Richmond-Steveston Liberal legislator Allan Warnke will be sharing their observations and opinions on provincial and federal issues.

This is post number 2,000 on Public Eye. So now would seem to be an appropriate time to get into the holiday spirit. Muckraking will be sporadic until Janaury 2, notwithstanding another raid on the legislature. Best of the season everyone!

Public Eye will be tending to some holiday responsibilities over the next few days. So posting on Public Eye will be sporadic until Monday.

Public Eye will be travelling to Penticton today, where we will be reporting on the provincial Liberal biennial convention. Look for coverage of the two-day event, starting tomorrow.

As noted earlier, we're presently tweaking Public Eye's layout to accomodate advertising. So readers should notice some further changes today, courtesy of our resident graphic designer Victor Crapnell and Ian King. We hope you'll agree this new format is less claustrophobic.

Yes, Public Eye now has advertisements. We'll have more to say about this and the Website's future in the coming days. But, until then, please be patient as we fine tune the site's layout to accomodate this new feature.

Tommorrow, your humble organ will be going on vacation for the next two weeks - which will feature a roadtrip to exotic Edmonton. As a result, postings will be sporadic between now and next month.

Your humble organ will be taking a brief (but much-needed) respite over the long weekend. That means two things. Number one: postings will be sporadic between now and Wednesday. And two: we'll be missing out on the second anniversary of Public Eye's first article - which was 1,465 stories ago. So a big thanks to all our readers and everyone who has contributed to the continued success of this journal.

Due to an increasing number of inappropriate postings, we will now be moderating the comments section of Public Eye. That means some messages may not always be immediately be published, while others will appeared in an edited form. Our apologies for having to take this step. The intent isn't to stifle debate but rather keep a modicum of decorum on the site. This policy will continue for the foreseeable future.

Christmas has come a couple days early for Public Eye readers. Thanks to the incredible efforts of Ian King, we are now pleased to pull the curtain back on our new look and feel - as created by Art Department Design's Victor Crapnell. Thanks to both of you for all the hard labour and sleepless nights that have been poured into this project. Some tweaking still remains (such as centering the pages and making sure our archives display properly). But everything should be working. Meanwhile, the comments feature has been reactivated. So feel free to post away. And, for those who are interested, you can now syndicate Public Eye's content.

Following much technological pain and agony, Public Eye is back online. Our appreciation goes out to Ian King, who did yeoman work piloting us to the safe digital harbour provided by TransitionalMedia Inc.'s Paul Holmes. The comments function is disabled to block the massive spam attacks that shutdown the site yesterday. But it should be back up and running shortly. In the meantime, please enjoying reading our lastest expose about the not-so non-partisan electoral boundary commissioner Louise Burgart.

On Monday, we reported our comments feature was working again. Sadly, our operatives (as they sometimes are) were misinformed. But, thanks to Ian King (who will be paid handsomely for his yeoman work), that feature should now be back in service. So post away and let us know if your messages don't make it onto our front page.

Huzzah! Thanks to a dose of duct tape and some technical know-how, Ian King has gotten our comments feature working again and upgraded the Website's backend. And, after Mr. King gets some much-deserved sleep, he'll be freshening up Public Eye's muckraking look and feel with a re-design provided by Victor Crapnell.

Today, Public Eye reached the 1,000 story mark. This would usually be the cause of much jubilation at the converted walk-in closet/office your humble organ calls home. But there has been some consternation. Due to problems with our server, readers aren't presently able to post comments. We're working on the problem (as well as implementing our long-awaited re-design) and should be fully operational shortly.

Following two weeks of research, one failed hard drive and a $375 repair bill, we now return to our regularly scheduled muckraking.

Due to research commitments, postings on Public Eye will be sporadic over the next few days. But keep your tips rolling in.

A brief announcement from your humble organ: in honour of the upcoming civic elections, Public Eye has added a new category - Creatures of Government - for those stories covering local politics. The eyecon was handcrafted by Victor Crapnell of Art Department Design, who is responsible for the site's muckraking look-and-feel. Our many thanks to him. In related news, Mr. Crapnell is also putting the finishing touches on a Public Eye re-design, which we will be rolling out shortly.

Astute readers may have noticed a distinct absence of comments on Public Eye over the past 12 days. The reason: technical gremlins that have prevented the posting of those comments. We're not sure what their political affiliation is. But it matters little now because your humble organ has found a means of exterminating the wee beasties. So please return to your regularly scheduled mudslinging.

Public Eye readers may have noticed some difficulties posting comments on the Website. Presently, your humble organ is not aware of why those difficulties may be occuring. But we'll try to resolve them as soon as possible.

Public Eye is going on vacation to enjoy the remainder of the holiday season. Postings will be infrequent until we've finished drinking a copious amount of eggnog.

Public Eye is going on vacation until July 19. Posting will be sporadic until then. But, as always, feel free to email us with any tips you may have.