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Song of the day

Song of the day

I'm a couple of days late, but I'm using Song of the Day slot to honour the first band to arguably bring punk music to the mainstream. The Sex Pistols released their only studio album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, on Oct. 27, 1977.
Fluoride debate time wasted

Fluoride debate time wasted

On Saturday, 18 October, I attended the debate between UNBC's Todd Whitcombe and Paul Connett, a peripatetic American billed as an expert on fluoride as applied to drinking water.
Union status ties Ghomeshi's hands

Union status ties Ghomeshi's hands

Jian Ghomeshi's threatened $50-million lawsuit against the CBC has everything to do with strategy and PR -- but nothing to do with legal entitlement.
MP Harris deserves thanks

MP Harris deserves thanks

Dick Harris has heard it all. "Perennial backbencher." "He doesn't even live here anymore." "He doesn't care about (take your pick - the environment, veterans, his riding, etc.)" "He's only in it for the pension.
Speak your mind

Speak your mind

By now you must be fully aware that the Prince George Citizen is promoting the "Your Vote Matters" initiative to encourage the people of Prince George to get out and vote in the upcoming municipal election on November 15th.
The door to healing

The door to healing

A sign that a person has reached maturity is that we no longer blame others for our problems. When we have done wrong, we take accountability and do our best to make reparations.
Plug in to recycling

Plug in to recycling

How many electronics do you own? If you are like me, I had three mobile phones in the last five years. I use an iPad for reading my eBooks and I own a laptop because clearly 'real' work can only be done on a laptop.
Shelter suggestions

Shelter suggestions

Winter is coming again. And so are the 2015 Canada Games. The transit bus shelters and benches are usually a mess every winter with ice and snow built up so bad, there is a good chance a person could slip and fall with injury resulting.
Thank you note

Thank you note

I sending this note out to say thank you to all the BC Paramedics in Prince George.
Nuclear fusion on the horizon

Nuclear fusion on the horizon

"We would like to get to a prototype (of a nuclear fusion reactor) in five generations," said Dr Thomas McGuire, the director of the Revolutionary Technology division at Lockheed Martin's famed Skunk Works.