Opinion

September has always felt like true beginning of the year. My son is heading into Grade 1 this year and he is so excited, he can hardly stand it. Like his mom, my son is a school keener and loves homework.

Retired Northwood Pulp Mill superintendant Bill Mintenko was born in the small town of Pense, Sask. in 1926. His father died when he was seven and when his mother died two years later, Bill and his younger brother were sent to Sturgis, Sask.

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius said, "Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?" One of the reasons why we study history is to unde

Retired school teachers John and Ellen Norman recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. They were both born in 1940; John was born and raised in Langley Prairie, B.C. (now known as Langley since 1955).

Because I decided that my life was too calm, I started my master's program at UNBC this semester.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead said: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Recently I started working on an archive project, sorting through and organizing the records, photo albums and news clippings of the Community Arts Council, dating back to its founding in 1968.

On Tuesday, after my radio show, I went off to Books & Co. to get Hillary's new book. I was as shocked as many that the bizarre guy got in. I am still trying to figure out how the Americans could elect such a bigot.

From gowned judges and "learned friends" to the highly ritualized proceedings, Canada's courtrooms can be intimidating places at the best of times.

There are valid reasons not to build the Site C dam. There are also valid reasons to build it. One of the latter is the rapid increase in clean electricity needed to reduce B.C.