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Song of the day

Song of the day

I just got back from a few days in Vancouver and although it was warm it was nowhere near as warm as here. My lawn is brown from the 32 degree weather and the house is stinking hot.
A lot of buzz for Les Mis

A lot of buzz for Les Mis

Thank you to all the people who were involved with putting on Les Miserables. The music was amazing, the stage scenery was realistic, the costumes were awesome, and all the actors and actresses did a wonderful job.
Cycling education

Cycling education

What has happened to proper cycling education? If they're not wearing a helmet, they're biking towards traffic (proper lane, perhaps, but wrong side of the road), or giving hand signals so low as to be invisible to other vehicles on the road.
The value of thrift

The value of thrift

Although I was more self-conscious than fashion aware as thirteen year-old, at first I resisted my father's invitations to shop with him at the thrift stores on the east side of Vancouver.
A celebration of crowds

A celebration of crowds

A Slice Of Life
Don’t cook your dog

Don’t cook your dog

Imagine yourself in an oven with a rapidly increasing temperature that will cause brain damage or kill you. You are also wearing a fur coat the entire time.
Spin doctor

Spin doctor

In 2011 the City of Prince George conducted a telephone survey asking questions about how the city does its job. Those results were similar to the results of an online survey conducted by the city at the beginning of this year.
Make them pay

Make them pay

Global TV reported that the border crossings during the B.C. Day weekend would be severe, so much so that the border guards would be waiving the duties and taxes normally applied in order to alleviate the long lineups.
Song of the day

Song of the day

Robin Thicke is currently making headlines for his chart-topping song of the summer Blurred Lines - which Arthur Williams featured as his own Song of the Day a few weeks ago.
Infanticide and Monogamy

Infanticide and Monogamy

Science writer Matt Ridley once described the human mating system as "monogamy plagued by adultery," which sounds a little judgmental. Perhaps we should just agree that we are an imperfectly pair-bonding species.