Opinion

This past week, the University of Northern BC was host to a small health fair. I was generally impressed with the quality of information being presented, that is, until I came across the fluoridated water booth.

Al Spoklie By The Glass A well-made wine is one of life's little pleasures. Here are three of the pleasures I have tried these past few weeks, each wine from a different continent, and each with its own history and expression of its terroir.

In the letter about the lady who caused the accident and has her dog missing: I am appalled that it would state that there was no serious injuries to the people in the accident. The car that was hit, both teenage girls have broken backs.

A mom will cause an accident. I witness a lot of mom's driving at our schools. There is the back-up mom who reverses with snow covered mirrors and windows. There is the handicap mom who uses the handicapped for easy access.

Dear Mr. Entwistle Telus CEO: I would like to tell you I will no longer be subscribing to your Telus satellite service, because it is no good to us here in Vanderhoof.

Saving on snow budget? This is a vital service to a city in the North. As I remember, Mayor Rogers was standing on a platform built on "better roads" for our city. This is a quote taken directly from the mayor's website: http://danrogers.

Bruce Strachan Right Side Up For shoppers, there's 23 days left until Christmas. For those of you into political intrigue, there's 86 days left until the provincial Liberal leadership convention. We know what's happening Dec. 25.

Last week, the announcement that scientists working at CERN had finally made 38 anti-hydrogen atoms and kept them bottled up for almost one-tenth of a second was major news.

Al Spoklie A Wee Dram The Isle of Islay (pronounced eye-la) lies off the south-western coast of mainland Scotland and is home to nine distilleries.

I have been hearing lots about the polygamist's in Canada and how they want to call upon the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I believe that if that is their religion they can practice it, but keep it in the closet where no one knows about it.