Opinion

When and how to prune is a question that is often asked this time of year, and the answer depends on the weather and the type of plant.

Even though the Canadian economy seems to have stabilized for the time being, there is something deeply unsettling about the twists and turns of our government leaders.

Q. I have 12-by-12 tiles on my ceilings throughout our home. They are made of a soft wood fibre type of material. Some are acoustic with holes, others are just plain white. I want to clean them up or paint them any suggestions would be helpful? A.

Gordon Campbell, I feel your pain. Truly I do. What a bummer; after weeks of Olympic hype, photo ops with Gold medallists, 24/7 cheering and grinning while literally wallowing in an excess of 2010 Games success, the polls have you in the tank.

In the celebrity-crazed, reality-based society we now live in, the word hero has become debased currency.

Recently, Mayor Dan Rogers gave a speech to our local branch of the Chamber of Commerce. Rogers said that "Our tax levy, to maintain services, would need a boost of 5.6 per cent." He went on to say that by cutting $1.

Saturday afternoon I had found glass in my yard (on the 800 block of Harper Street) so my daughter came out with her DSI to take a picture. She accidentally left the case on the ground, which contained her old DS, two chargers and 16 games.

I was told recently by a customer that the Regional District of Fraser Fort George, under the leadership of Arnold Schwarzeneger and Gordon Campbell, has found a major cause of pollution and possibly a solution to this region's global warming.

Nowadays all too few are aware of the biggest problem for many people: they are lonely.

You can say this for Pingping: Even at 2'5", he stood out. Or, rather, he stood out because he was 2'5", the world's shortest man.