Opinion

Last week, on the morning of Sept. 1, I jumped into my van to make the relatively short drive from Wells to Barkerville. The vehicle's windshield seemed to be coated in morning mist, so I flicked on my wipers to clear it... but it didn't clear.

Are we ready for the "Big One?" Oh my gosh! I was watching the news from Vancouver last night. Of course the top story was the big storm that knocked out power for 710,000 households on the island and Vancouver. It was the biggest storm in decades.

This past weekend I attended the Woof Stock Music Festival. First off, I would like to say that I thought this was a first-class event, something we have not had this close to our city in the summer for some time.

One of the arguments you hear too commonly these days is: "The science is settled." Actually, it's not an argument at all. It's more a case of: "'Shut up,' he explained." Science is never settled.

As a phrase, social licence popped up in common vocabulary during the public hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline through central and northern B.C.

Bravo to the city gardeners. The flower displays are lovely this year, in particular the border on 15th Avenue across from Parkwood. Jennifer Ferries Prince George

I was lucky enough to partake in one evening of Woof Stock this past weekend. On Saturday night, the excitement of seeing the headliners Twisted Sister and Helix was awesome. The cost was high, but it's for the animals so I put that aside.

If governments were to put human development at the centre of their policies, how might things change? A good place to start is with Maslow's Hierarchy.

Closed door meetings, whether at home between spouses or a parent having "the talk" with their child, or in the workplace between a manager or supervisor and an employee, attract attention and suspicion.

One of the more interesting notions that permeates various portions of the media is that we were either much healthier in the "good ol' days" than we are now - or much worse. These two sentiments show up in a variety of ways.