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Follow the lesson of the Good Samaritan

Follow the lesson of the Good Samaritan

According to the Bible's New Testament, the Good Samaritan was blessed for saving the life of a foreigner found wounded and dying by the roadside. This Samaritan saw a fellow human, although not of his kin, in dire distress and in need of help.
Love the stranger

Love the stranger

On Yom Kippur, the holiest of holy days in the Jewish year, Rabbi Dan Moskovitz of Vancouver's Temple Sholom addressed his congregation on the subject of the Syrian refugee crisis.
Poverty reduction strategy needed

Poverty reduction strategy needed

Earlier this month the B.C. legislature's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, which is made up of six Liberal and four NDP MLAs, released its report based on extensive community consultations on the next provincial budget.
Peace will overcome terrorism

Peace will overcome terrorism

It has been interesting to watch the world's response to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris. The acts themselves were nothing short of horrific. Innocent people were killed for something that they had nothing to do with.
Fifty-year reunion a success

Fifty-year reunion a success

My column today is a follow up to the Prince George Senior Secondary (PGSS) 50 Year Reunion as written and submitted by Neila Ollinger, a PGSS 50 Year School Reunion Committee Member: Wow! My fellow school alumni, you made our 50th PGSS Reunion on Se
Racism isn't rare

Racism isn't rare

Two words. That's where Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris went wrong Monday. The B.C.
Curling proves a fun experiment

Curling proves a fun experiment

In my never-ending quest to find new things to do in the winter time, my husband and I signed up for a brief curling lesson at the Golf and Curling Club in a program offered through our work recreational organization.
Ship of state slow to change course

Ship of state slow to change course

A long time ago, I read an article in Time magazine about super-tankers. It discussed a man overboard situation and how long it takes a tanker to stop.
The horror, the horror

The horror, the horror

If Tom Lukiwski had gone to some of Debbie McGladdery's speech arts classes, maybe none of this would ever happened.
Say no to the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Say no to the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The government acted in 1997 to ban a toxic gasoline additive MMT. Under the free trade agreement, Ethyl Corp sued the taxpayers and won a $251-million lawsuit. The banning of MMT for health reasons was tantamount to expropriation under NAFTA.