Opinion

In the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers and the Black Lives Matters protests across the world, including Prince George, many people have called for defunding and/or dismantling police forces.

The West Coast Olefins proposed ethylene plant in our region continues to be plagued with controversy. For me, the most recent was Ken James’June 2 letter to the editor regarding the project. The letter contained 10 rhetorical questions to Dr.

Much to the chagrin of my comrades on the right, I was always in favour of the CERB.

Extreme fatigue is a common symptom of brain injury. Before my injury, I survived on six hours of sleep per night, commuted 20 hours (or more) per week to my job in McLeod Lake and worked 7.5 hours per day, five days a week.

That’s not a title I would have thought I would write but there it is. The former president and I are at opposite ends of the political spectrum but that is mostly a disagreement in method, not values. Like many, I cheered his election.

I will admit that U.S. President Donald Trump is a lot smarter than I thought he was. In fact, he is quite cunning. I also once thought that Donald Trump was very unpredictable. I just couldn’t make sense of what he was doing.

A few years ago, I was working with a construction company that was having an issue with projects not getting completed on time.

Frank and Aline Pighin have just celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary – also known as a platinum anniversary. Platinum, as a precious metal, is more expensive than gold and its chemical and physical properties make it 10 times rarer than gold.

As an American ex-pat living in Prince George for the past three years, it's not uncommon for others to ask me whether I'm happy I no longer live in the U.S.

While the eyes of the world are currently focused on the explosion of racial violence in the United States at the hands of militarized police, there are many people who believe that such racism does not exist in Canada.