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Not council’s fault

Not council’s fault

I'm having difficulty deciding which is worse - the cost overruns for the downtown parkade or the utter ignorance of many attacking city council for the same.
When nostalgia poisons the soul

When nostalgia poisons the soul

Like many people in their fifties, I love 80s music. It’s the soundtrack to my teenaged and young adult years. I still listen to it regularly and I enjoy new music that tips its hat to the sound of that era. But I don’t want to revisit the 80s.
Enduring ideals put people first

Enduring ideals put people first

My favourite textbook in university was entitled Marxism: An American Christian Perspective.
Coverage appreciated

Coverage appreciated

I want to thank you for maintaining a watch on all the foolishness going on around the City of Prince George and area. This has been a responsibility of the press for the last 200 years in Canada. The fourth estate is in good hands under your watch.
We need recall for city hall

We need recall for city hall

British Columbians should have the power to fire misbehaving city politicians between elections. To make that happen we’ll need recall legislation for local governments and a beefed-up auditor general for city halls.
When board members go rogue

When board members go rogue

Jenny was in tears. As the executive director of her organization, she was at wits end and said that she was ready to quit.
Cotton ball callout

Cotton ball callout

Re: Cotton ball conservatives cling to censorship myth, Jan. 17. UNBC graduate Sydney Redpath gives us a good example of the creeping authoritarianism that has entered our politics. Fortunately, her arguments are not coherent.
What’s in a friend?

What’s in a friend?

The other day I saw someone post on social media that if their friends had a certain opinion, they should "unfriend" themselves from their social media account. That made me sad and left me feeling a bit hopeless about the future of humanity.
Ignorant drivers

Ignorant drivers

I currently reside in the new apartment buildings on Stringer Crescent. On Oct.
We get the council we deserve

We get the council we deserve

Recently it’s come to our attention that the city has way overshot its budget on the new downtown parkade. Neil Godbout has written brilliantly about the matter and we now are left with more questions than answers.