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Minimum wage hike could be bad for business

Minimum wage hike could be bad for business

It's a dangerous game to play Keeping up with the Joneses. Unfortunately, it appears this may be the motivation behind the B.C. government's decision to increase minimum wage even higher than was originally anticipated.
Sweet science of chocolate

Sweet science of chocolate

Chocolate. For many people, it is the fifth food group - right up there with meat, dairy, grain, and fruits/vegetables. It is the elixir of the Gods. It is the perfect food.
Thieves deserve to be beaten by police

Thieves deserve to be beaten by police

I have no sympathy, either. Very well said, Doug Mills. I am sick of all this police brutality crap.
Walk a mile in someone’s shoes before encouraging police violence

Walk a mile in someone’s shoes before encouraging police violence

Re: ''I have no sympathy for a person like you,' March 22 Yes, I am the one who submitted that video. As a matter of fact I have been a victim of vehicle theft. Yes, I was irate. Did anything traumatic happen to the people who took it? No.
Local history awards well deserved

Local history awards well deserved

On behalf of the Prince George Public Library Board of Directors, this letter is in response to Ray Olson's letter to the editor concerning the Jeanne Clarke Awards. Mr.
Easter holds a message for all

Easter holds a message for all

Easter is said to be a Christian celebration; however, if we look a bit deeper, we see that it has a message for all of humanity. Jesus of Nazareth was a good and kind man who believed in the potential for greatness in each individual.
Academic analysis of film falls short

Academic analysis of film falls short

Frank Peebles' March 24 article "Actress, profs bring hit movie to life" presents an interesting example of current academic analysis that, in the case of The Revenant, supposedly reveals the movie's historical, racial and gender biases.
Death far from the crowds

Death far from the crowds

The work of Catharine Schiller and Shannon Freeman, professors in UNBC's nursing program, is exactly the kind of important research and analysis needed for Prince George, for central and northern B.C. and for the country.
Go love yourself, Vancouver

Go love yourself, Vancouver

I've been involved in an abusive relationship for the past eight years and I'm finally breaking free. I fell in love with Vancouver back in the 1990s, when it was a city of SkullSkates and hippies.
Budget tries to restore social safety net

Budget tries to restore social safety net

Last week, the Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his Liberal colleagues tabled their first federal budget. It contained the bad news everyone was anticipating.