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Take a sip of spring

Take a sip of spring

This might be a bit premature up here in Prince George, but I have three wines from our New For Spring promotional end display.This is a great promotion and every couple of months we receive a few new wines we haven't seen before.
Be real

Be real

Let your Yes be simply Yes, and your No be simply No; anything more than that comes from the evil one.
Horgan looking for teamwork

Horgan looking for teamwork

VICTORIA -- With B.C. approaching the halfway mark in the four-year cycle between the last election and the next one, Opposition leader John Horgan is starting to lay out the planks for the New Democratic Party platform in the next campaign.
Puzzlement over prizes

Puzzlement over prizes

After watching the Canada Games figure skating medal ceremonies, I was taken back as to why some podium skaters were given stuffed toys and not medals. It takes two entries to make an event, so you have your Gold and silver medalists.
Games gratitude

Games gratitude

My husband and I were in Prince George for the first of the Canada Winter Games. I must say we could not feel more welcomed from the fine people of Prince George. The volunteers were top notch and did an amazing job at every venue we attended.
Public speaking challenging for teens

Public speaking challenging for teens

A few years ago, my husband and I were tag-teaming tutoring one of my young cousins as she was in the final stages of her high school years.
Someone should watch the watchers

Someone should watch the watchers

One of the recurring themes in science fiction is a dystopia. Books such as 1984, Animal House, and A Brave New World portray future society as anything but idyllic. Recently, there has been a spate of books for young adults with similar themes.
Meddling in medal metals

Meddling in medal metals

Q: The Canada Winter Games have concluded, and the athletes have gone home with their medals.
The makings of a mosaic

The makings of a mosaic

I've been asked to kick off a new feature called Behind the News here at The Citizen. It's a look between the lines at some of the ideas, processes and projects that we tackle in the newsroom.
Song of the Day

Song of the Day

On Feb. 27 actor, director, photographer, author and poet Leonard Nimoy died at the age of 83. Although he was a multitalented man who excelled at a wide variety of artistic pursuits, it was his iconic portrayal of the half-alien, half-human Mr.