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Time for some Eric Allen

Time for some Eric Allen

Paging Eric Allen. If there's one man in Prince George able to remind local politicians who really calls the shots, especially when it comes to public spending, it's Allen. In 2012, when the City of Prince George proposed to borrow $3.
The Satanic Panic

The Satanic Panic

Periodically people seem to need villains to target. A form of hysteria develops from an alleged evil. It may be local or national, even worldwide.
Population Armageddon

Population Armageddon

This week I write a truly "Thinking Aloud" kind of column.
End of in-days, hopefully

End of in-days, hopefully

When inclement weather hits Prince George, everyone shudders with horror, bundle up in all of their winter clothes and starts their car thirty minutes before you have to leave the house in order not to freeze.
Questioning 'a best a man can get'

Questioning 'a best a man can get'

For thirty years, the Gillette Corporation has used the term, "The best a man can get" as its tagline.
Criticism follows release of Canada's new Food Guide

Criticism follows release of Canada's new Food Guide

Criticism follows release of Canada's Food Guide Release of the 2019 Canada's Food Guide has been followed by many opinion pieces and press releases from the food industry, healthcare professionals and the public on what should, or should not have be
Proud to be Canadian citizens

Proud to be Canadian citizens

Hungarian refugees Larry (Laurence) and Anna Herbert are still thankful to this day for the opportunity to become naturalized Canadian citizens. Here is a glimpse into how it all happened. Larry Herbert was born in Kislod, Hungary in 1933.
Wildfire fix must go beyond one program

Wildfire fix must go beyond one program

The wildfire burden to B.C.'s society, economy and environment over the past decade can be measured in the tens of billions of dollars.
Stinging month for federal Liberals

Stinging month for federal Liberals

To twist a term: February has turned out to be a monthis horribilis for Justin Trudeau. The 28 days cannot end soon enough. The election looms and the Liberals are a tragic comedy.
Monkees made believers of us all

Monkees made believers of us all

It may be difficult to imagine now, but there was a time in the 1960s when a pop band, in a single year, outsold the Beatles and the Rolling Stones combined - and not even a real band at that.