Opinion

I didn't read the federal budget for 2016. Of course the only people who actually read it were interns whose overlords had a vested interest in knowing what was in it, but not enough interest to read it themselves.

There are motivational speakers. There are speakers with inspirational stories. There are people who take the stage with a microphone, begin to speak and take the audience on an incredible journey. And then there is Michael "Pinball" Clemons.

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.

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.

I have no sympathy, either. Very well said, Doug Mills. I am sick of all this police brutality crap.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.