Opinion

There are always questions on how to improve the school system. I recently watched a TED talk by an educational specialist from Australia named John Hattie.

Len Duperron was born in 1927 in Plamondon, a small town in northern Alberta. He arrived in Prince George for the first time in the winter of 1950.

Is it just me or is it September and half of the lane lines have not been painted as yet? Driving down Fifth Avenue I was wondering which lane I was in only to realize that it didn't matter. There are no specific lanes.

Christy, please understand that for some students, ruining public education is about even more than destroying their futures. There are many students who come to my school to simply eat.

Congratulations to Scott McWalter and his team for a great job organizing this past Sunday's annual Terry Fox Run. A total of 1,021 people took part, a record for Prince George, raising more than $10,000 for cancer research.

The ongoing teacher dispute ultimately boils down to one and only one issue. The B.C. government funding to education has been starved during the last 12 years to the point that it is now $1,000 less per pupil than the Canadian average.

I'd like to thank Gerry Chidiac for the thoughtful item on being thankful. Sometimes small issues interrupt our lives. It is good to take time to appreciate what we have. In our education and our employment we are taught to always strive for more.

Autumn is right around the corner, which means shorter days, cooler temperatures and, for some of us, less time spent outdoors. However, that doesn't have to mean less physical activity.

Back in 2006 when my husband and I were in the midst of addressing the multitude of wedding invitations that we were sending out, we called friends of ours who lived in Nanaimo to inquire about their address. "It's 123 Twiggly Wiggly Rd," they said.

You have to wonder about the motivation of Christy Clark's Government in prolonging the conflict with the B.C. teachers. It's no secret that the Liberals are not friends of public service unions, particularly the BCTF.