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Lots happening to coax you out of the house

Lots happening to coax you out of the house

Whoever had the fantastic idea to have a music festival in Prince George in the dead of winter is a genius.February in Prince George is a terrible month surpassed only by March and sometimes April.
Everyone pays for journalism

Everyone pays for journalism

I don't need farmers; I get my food from the grocery store. Sounds ridiculous, right? The Colorado Press Association used it as part of a recent marketing campaign, comparing it to the phrase "I don't need newspapers; I get my news from the Internet.
Kathi Travers: There was more to Mary than her smile

Kathi Travers: There was more to Mary than her smile

FROM THE ARCHIVES: In honour of Kathi's sudden death this week at age 69 , here's a column she wrote in February 2017 about one her favourite fellow animal welfare advocates, Mary Tyler Moore.
Science fairs teach kids good science

Science fairs teach kids good science

One of the major annual events of my calendar for much of my adult life has been science fair season.
Dangers of drowsy driving

Dangers of drowsy driving

Recent studies on the impact of drowsy driving have identified this as a significant issue in causing accidents. Estimates are as high as 20 per cent, of accidents resulting from drivers falling asleep at the wheel.
Child molester gets less jail time than maple syrup thief

Child molester gets less jail time than maple syrup thief

Since when did stealing maple syrup warrant a harsher sentence than molesting a four year old child? Yes, a man was sentence to eight years imprisonment and a fine for stealing maple syrup (page 7, Citizen, Jan. 28).
Bear Lake Blues

Bear Lake Blues

Rolling waves as such as so. With beaches so clean in older days, With tall trees blown in the wind. Now Bear Lake Blues has succumbed, with overgrown weeds as just so, to the creepy Crawlies of as such.
Pilot Mountain grateful to the Wozneys

Pilot Mountain grateful to the Wozneys

In the 16 years Carl was a volunteer at the fire hall he did maintenance on the fire truck, handled finance, attended accidents, fires and medical calls to name a few responsibilities.
No school resources for children with mental illness

No school resources for children with mental illness

I always had hopes and dreams for my child to attend one school and make lifelong friends but that all changed when my child was diagnosed with a mental illness and learning disability.
Nations have the right to control their borders

Nations have the right to control their borders

By some divine providence, the same week the world lost its collective mind over one nation's decision to exercise its sovereign authority regarding who can and who cannot enter its borders is the same week I've reapplied for my passport.