Opinion

Lawns make up a big part of the landscape, so its important to continue to look after them into the fall, to ensure that they are strong and healthy going into winter and will look great next spring.

Throughout Republicans' doomed push to replace Obamacare, two words struck fear into their hearts: CBO score.

Fall is in the air and school vacation is over. It's time for kids, educationally speaking, to retrieve the academic detritus of what had seemed so important just 10 weeks ago. Ten weeks is a long time.

Good luck, Elaine, and thank you for your devotion to community journalism and to Prince George. 250 News co-founder Elaine Macdonald-Meisner announced Friday that she would be closing 250 News at the end of the month, after 12 years in business.

I recall in 1972 the election of B.C.'s first NDP government. My friend's mom had voted for the new government against the wishes of her husband. That was a thing then - discussed openly. She chose to vote against his persuasions.

It was a Friday afternoon, I was in Alberta, I had met with some clients and I had some time to go for a walk. I decided to walk down to the strip mall that was near where I was staying. My first stop was a hardware store.

It is now just two weeks into September and the month has already seen its share of mass shootings in America.

Comparing the NDP budget to the B.C. Liberal one seven months earlier is a contrast between a government with expensive new plans to help people and a government that was, for the most part, standing pat.

The City of Prince George's efforts to encourage voter participation (and support) of the Oct. 28 referendum to replace Fire Hall No. 1 and the Four Seasons Pool starts in earnest next week.

I recall from my youth that many of the adult males in my family were amateur wood workers. And I remember one aunt who would be quite vocal about how much time her husband spent in his shop.