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Shoe box baby no stranger to hard work

Shoe box baby no stranger to hard work

Longtime Prince George resident Yvonne (Foxcroft) Stewart was born in Bersey, Sask., in 1935.
A quest of decluttering

A quest of decluttering

Last year, I became aware of a little book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo.Kondo's method is to take all of your things in a systematic and prescribed way and go through them and purge, purge, purge.
Suffering from nature deficit disorder

Suffering from nature deficit disorder

As the days are getting longer and all the birds of summer are returning to court the mates, one cannot really think of depression as a concern.
Steps to building global dialogue, understanding

Steps to building global dialogue, understanding

In his classic book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey tells us that we should "seek first to understand and then to be understood." This is one of the key elements in building global understanding.
Why your average sale is important

Why your average sale is important

My wife Margaret is average, so she says. She tells me that she is average height, age, and bone size, for a woman.
Physics, psychology key to baseball

Physics, psychology key to baseball

With the start of another season, I thought I would discuss the science of baseball. It is a discussion dominated by physics.
IMSS must move forward

IMSS must move forward

The IMSS staff want to express that they remain united in their appreciation for all that Mrs. Sethi has done for the society and for the community. Her efforts have been recognized locally, provincially and nationally and with good reason.
Disappointed with bonspiel coverage

Disappointed with bonspiel coverage

Nice to see the extensive newspaper coverage of the Kelly Cup Men's bonspiel and the Women's Bonspiel that both took place at the curling rink last weekend in today's paper (Tuesday, April 4, 2017). Oh, wait.
Roller derby fun empowering

Roller derby fun empowering

If anyone ever says they are bored or that there is nothing to do around Prince George, they are nuts! After 19 plus years, my Jo and I did something last Saturday night that we not only have never done, but never entertained the thought to try.
More than a feeling

More than a feeling

"It's all about the economy, stupid," is the classic phrase describing the only thing voters care about. It's been quoted for decades, most recently by Todd Whitcombe in his latest political column in The Citizen.