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Hero worship is universal

Hero worship is universal

In his book The Game, Ken Dryden grapples with our tendency to put sports heroes on a pedestal.
Growth, Graymont at odds with environment

Growth, Graymont at odds with environment

The hours in the field this summer have not let up but I could not resist sitting down to discuss a topic that has been on the tongues and minds of residents and members of the Eaglet Lake Farmers' Institute.
Whitcombe wrong on reproduction, U.S. economy

Whitcombe wrong on reproduction, U.S. economy

In his column on Tuesday, Todd Whitcombe made two points I would like to comment on. First, he wrote that "race is a fictitious notion as we are a single species - as evidenced by the ability of any two humans to generate offspring.
Editorial a ‘breath of sanity’

Editorial a ‘breath of sanity’

What a breath of sanity to read Mr. Godbout's editorial regarding the myth of security. After all the hoohaw via various media following the latest tragic events, pick your choice in this case, some hard-headed comments are welcome.
Recognizing the randomness of life

Recognizing the randomness of life

For the past few weeks, we have been talking about randomness, which Wikipedia defines as the lack of a pattern or predictability in events.
After Trump

After Trump

Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies Conservative MP Bob Zimmer tweeted congratulations on Tuesday afternoon, not to recognize a constituent or a fellow MP for their fine work, but to Donald Trump for securing the Republican Party's nomination
Caution, may contain nuts

Caution, may contain nuts

On the occasional very hot summer afternoon, we headed to a nearby neighbourhood we droolingly referred to as "Cherry Lane," where modest single storey homes sported an assortment of fruit trees for us to attack.
Northern Hardware's Clare a keepsake of Prince George

Northern Hardware's Clare a keepsake of Prince George

Northern Hardware's 68 year employee Hilliard Clare was born in Big Valley, Alberta 87 years ago in the year of 1929.
City a tourism ‘gold mine’ with a little work

City a tourism ‘gold mine’ with a little work

I make an annual pilgrimage to P.G. to catch up with buddies. I believe P.G. has so much to offer visitors - family cycling, railway museum, winery, etc. and, when combined with natural resourses - great fishing centre, Ancient Forest - P.G.
Denham’s task left incomplete

Denham’s task left incomplete

After six years as Information and Privacy Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham left behind a long list of accomplishments when she moved on this summer to a similar posting in the United Kingdom.