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God-fearing forgetfulness

God-fearing forgetfulness

Re "Thank God for Trump" (letter from H. Yates, Nov. 19). What a pathetic little mix of childish name calling of everyone who ran against Tump, with attributing his victory to the Almighty! Why does Mr.
Wait and see with Trump

Wait and see with Trump

It has been very interesting over the last few weeks since the U.S. election as I have met with friends and colleagues and community members in the halls at school, in the grocery store and at choir practice.
Not enough fans at games

Not enough fans at games

My husband and I went to the hockey game on Tuesday against the Regina Pats. It was a very exciting game and very fast moving. My only pet peeve was even though we had over 3,200 people, it still isn't good enough.
Pedestrians, cyclists should show drivers more respect

Pedestrians, cyclists should show drivers more respect

On Nov. 1 there was an letter, titled "Drivers need to show more respect to cyclists," and I would like to carry this further. Cyclists and pedestrians need to show more respect to drivers.
Rate hike on high-end vehicles won’t solve ICBC issues

Rate hike on high-end vehicles won’t solve ICBC issues

Thousands more drivers are crashing into each other, claim costs are rocketing up, the government is monkeying around with the Insurance Corp. of B.C.
Full house

Full house

The Northern B.C. Housing Study, presented during a forum at UNBC last Friday , shouldn't worry municipal governments and housing developers too much. If anything, it should have them celebrating a little bit, especially in the short term.
Never too late to take steps forward

Never too late to take steps forward

In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke those famous four words "I have a dream" that has gone down in history as instrumental words of change.
Hitting the finish line doesn't mean work is done

Hitting the finish line doesn't mean work is done

First things first, I finally hit my goal of a full 100 pounds lost. It's surreal to say that, because it doesn't feel like 100 pounds have left my body, as I think my mind is still racing to catch up.
Germany a model for leadership

Germany a model for leadership

As a German teacher, I have been watching from a distance as Germany has evolved as a country after the horrors of the first half of the 20th century.
An ode to vaccination, psuedo-science

An ode to vaccination, psuedo-science

After a horrific fortnight of illnesses including croup, pink eye and some sort of nasty cold which may or may not have been caused by getting the flu shot, I received a notice from my son's school about an outbreak of chicken pox.