Opinion

There is an ancient Greek myth of a hunter named Narcissus. He was known to be quite beautiful but also quite proud of his own beauty. He was in love with himself.

There are a few of those in Prince George who remain delighted with President Trump, not just the Quiverfuls and Evangelical Christians, but normal people who might even live next door to you.

There is currently a lot of discussion about the balance of power being held by three Green Party MLAs.

Julie Payette is above criticism. An engineer, she was Canada's chief astronaut for seven years and completed two missions aboard the International Space Station. She is a single mother and a talented singer. She speaks six languages.

Over the weekend,I had the great privilege of observing a rehearsal for the upcoming production of Anne of Green Gables, running July 18 to 29 at the Prince George Playhouse.

Joseph Zettl was born in 1934 in Sopron, Hungary close to the Austrian border.

July is a busy month. In addition to two major music festivals bookending the month (Smithers Midsummer Music Festival and ArtsWells Festival of All Things Art), there are three, fairly important, birthdays to plan, prepare and perspire about.

Having worked in education for over 30 years, I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people on the planet, and I look forward to continuing my work until I am in my 70s.

In light of the recent fire activity and the daily and sometimes hourly updates on weather you would think people would be smarter about smoking and open fires.

As usual you are to be commended on your research and presentation of the facts and your take on a particular subject. You were spot on relative to the points you set out to emphasize (editorial, July 11, "Don't let empathy make you a jerk").