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Detection of gravitational waves opens universe of possibilities

Detection of gravitational waves opens universe of possibilities

Gravitational waves are big. I mean that in two different ways. Over the past week, they have gone from an obscure prediction resulting from the mathematics underlying the General Theory of Relativity to front page news.
Writing down goals helps you achieve them

Writing down goals helps you achieve them

Michael Gerber in his book the E-Myth Revisited suggests that entrepreneurs need to think about what the business is going to be in five, 10 or 25 years down the road and start building towards that. However the road to success is fairly simple.
Strategies to take the sting out of selling your business

Strategies to take the sting out of selling your business

In Grade 5 I was invited to sit occasionally at a special desk at the back of the classroom, which served as solitary confinement.
Off the mark

Off the mark

Nothing says public sector management like replacing a nine-member board of directors with a 17-member advisory committee. That's what the City of Prince George did Thursday when it named its economic development committee.
Protecting the potato

Protecting the potato

Potato, or papa, is the world's fourth largest staple. But the simple potato wasn't always such a big deal.
Looking to Facebook for business reach

Looking to Facebook for business reach

When it comes to free communication advice I've doled out over the years, the number one topic of conversation is social media for business.
Prosperity Fund created, despite lack of original purpose, revenue

Prosperity Fund created, despite lack of original purpose, revenue

Finance Minister Mike de Jong on Tuesday gave up waiting for the liquefied natural gas revenue windfall to start B.C.'s prosperity fund and kicked it off on his own.
Not all UNBC faculty oppose Moore

Not all UNBC faculty oppose Moore

We are writing in response to the editorial in last Friday's Prince George Citizen and to numerous reports in the media generally which imply that the UNBC faculty members are united in their opposition to the appointment of James Moore as the chance
Keep chickens on the farm, not in town

Keep chickens on the farm, not in town

Since I was born (51 years ago) and when my parents were born (90 years ago), a chicken was a farm animal. Today it is considered a farm animal with the exception of a few. I am not opposed to chickens.
Newspapers a dying necessity

Newspapers a dying necessity

How does one save print journalism? This is the question of the hour, and one that deeply troubles me. Obviously I have a vested interest, given the privilege of sharing my thoughts with readers every week in this space.