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Sifting through nutrition misinformation

Sifting through nutrition misinformation

Nutrition can seem like a confusing topic when we're provided with advice from a variety of sources. Maybe a cashier at the grocery store, a trainer at the gym, or a family member has offered you diet advice they've read online.
Meditation can help grow compassion

Meditation can help grow compassion

The Dalai Lama said, "If every eight-year-old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation." This quote has gained a great deal of traction through social media in recent years.
The Liberals' P.R. problem

The Liberals' P.R. problem

Whomever emerges victorious as the new leader of the B.C. Liberals tonight has plenty of work to do in the weeks and months to repair fractured relationships within the party and unify MLAs against the Green Party-backed NDP government.
Even the number of words matter

Even the number of words matter

Do you ever get the sense that sometime the stars align and a whole bunch of threads in your life connect? I am not talking about the algorithm connections.
No defense for the man or the word

No defense for the man or the word

I had hoped and been awaiting someone else to make a critical response to Art Betke's apologia and justification of Trump's shithole remarks ("Defining the word", The Citizen, January 24) but as I have seen none can wait no longer.
Let voters test drive PR

Let voters test drive PR

An open letter to our co-Premiers John Horgan and Andrew Weaver: To quote Albert Einstein "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." Should B.C.
Garbage police, I've given all I can

Garbage police, I've given all I can

Look out, it is the garbage police. Are you kidding me? The city is going to spend $200,000 to monitor my garbage container.
Walking the talk on minimum wage

Walking the talk on minimum wage

A conversation: Fruit Stand Owner: "Hey, do you want to buy some apples from my orchard? They're only $4.50 per pound." Mr.
ICBC has been down this road before

ICBC has been down this road before

I spent 35 years in the glass replacement industry and 19 of those were as an ICBC vendor. My association with ICBC ended in 2003 with the closing of my business.
The real truth for settlers

The real truth for settlers

Having read some history of North America and the early settlers from Europe, I find that the problems arose from the religions that came with the settlers.