Opinion

There are many miracles of the last 70 years, incredible technological advancements in communications, transportation, medicine, science, computers and engineering.

The world is dominated by single celled organisms.

After reading the story from The Associated Press regarding the death of Rod Toombs, aka Rowdy Roddy Piper, I decided to add some thoughts of my own. Rod Toombs is the son of Stan Toombs (deceased) and Eileen Toombs of Campbell River.

Over the next few days, I would invite my fellow citizens of Prince George to pause for a few moments and recall the horror that was the atomic blasts over Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago this week.

For the record, online readers treated the beheading of hitchBOT the robot as a much bigger story than Stephen Harper's early election call Sunday. But then, hitchBOT had a soul. No, no, no, must take that back.

For political junkies, every election is a fascinating tale of smart moves, lost opportunities and pivotal moments.

It's well-known that women are less likely to be diagnosed with heart disease than men, even when they have identical symptoms, such as chest pain. Women who have the disease are also less likely to receive aggressive treatment.

Joan Inez Margaret (Perry) Buchi was born in Black Diamond, Alta. in 1930. She met Prince George-born Ivor Buchi while teaching school in Fraser Flats in the year of 1949.

In response to Bernie Schneider's letter of Tuesday, July 28. I laugh out loud at the blindness and lack of intelligence of some motorists. They are in so much of a hurry, when driving. They put forth the wrong complaint.

As I sit and write this, the prime minister has not called the election, but he is widely expected to do so.