Opinion

I was born on this land in the summer of 1952. My mother and father and their parents lived here before them. I have fished the waters, hunted the forests and worked the land. I have existed as the people before me.

Some songs you only need to hear once to immediately know they are going to be a big hit. Others creep up slowly, only gaining momentum from repeated plays and word of mouth.

Each year I pass through Vanderhoof many times. Every year I look forward to seeing that iconic Welcome to Vanderhoof sign... filled with colourful flowers. It just looked beautiful. I noticed this year its been filled with... nothing.

The city went to the core review and spent some $300,000, which I'm sure does not include all the staff time, etc; to try and find some ways of saving money. So far it seems all they have come up with are suggestions to sell off some of our assets.

Watching American politics over the last few weeks has been very interesting.

The heat has been getting to us at bedtime too and we have a simple solution: Dispense with p.j.'s, turn back your top sheet, and lightly spritz both top and bottom sheets with plain water before you crawl in.

Well Shari, unfortunately you have let myself and likely about 50,000 other taxpayers down.

Today's song of the day is a little different than my usual picks. Recently the excellent Sharpe series was released in a DVD box set in North America.

To the Point

Stress. Just that word brings on feelings of, well, stress. In our daily lives, stress sums up the physical and emotional factors that lead to mental tension and can cause bodily harm, even disease. The word stress has many meanings, though.