Opinion

There was once a mill that was the heart of a town. It had quality machinery and produced quality lumber. The community used the lumber to build their ideas and improve their lives. Some were rich, some poor, and some in the middle.

Over the last few weekends, I have lugged the kids around Prince George with my mother going secondhand shopping at other people's houses. 'Tis the season for garage sales! I love garage sales. My husband does not.

Indie-pop singer Ingrid Michaelson's Girls Chase Boys, released this year on her Lights Out album, is a simple, sweet song about surviving breakups.

Wow" was the first thought that ran through my head when I tasted the first wine featured today. This Ros from France's Provence region is beautifully packaged in a distinctive bottle.

Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) is an attractive, long-lived, deciduous shrub that came from Japan in 1875. It is one of the hardiest barberries of all the barberries available, making it a good choice for our Prince George climate.

It's time for everybody in Iraq to take a tranquilizer. The media will go on fizzing with apocalyptic speculations for a week or so, because that kind of talk always sells, but the war of movement is over.

My daughter and I cofacilitate the Heartbeat Group in Prince George .This group supports those affected by a suicide of a friend or loved one.

If we could look at the big picture for a moment. We are always talking about how important children are. We need to look out for them and that means if we have to give up something to get it, then so be it.

Men have it harder when it comes to losing weight. Sorry ladies, but you heard me! Ok, maybe physiologically, men have it easier. Look it up online and you will find hundreds of studies and statistics about men losing weight faster than women do.

The longer I work in Barkerville the more I am reminded that, although we are now interpreting the history of the first Cariboo gold rush rather than actually living it, we are still very similar to our Victorian counterparts.