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Childless

There are still people who somehow see a woman without kids as selfish or somehow not fulfilling their mandate here on earth. A tough person to deal with under any circumstances, but only more so if being childless weren’t a matter of choice.

Posted on 24 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc

Radio Futures

“It’s a podcast. It’s kind of like your radio show except people listen to it on purpose.” – Jesse Brown, Canadaland, Episode 1 Yesterday, I argued that the success of Serial/StartUp/Radiotopia heralded the arrival of a new era of highly-produced, digital-only audio storytelling. Today I’d like to carry that line of thought to a new question: […]

Posted on 22 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, radio

Podcasts aren't “back”, a new type of podcast has arrived

With Serial and StartUp, we’ve entered the Netflix-era for audio production.

Posted on 21 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, radio

You can get Prince George bus routes on Google Maps now

YOUGUYSYOUGUYS this is seriously so exciting

Posted on 20 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, transit

"A bit like porridge"

As a follow-up to realtor Dean Birks suggesting the word “north” should be abandoned by the people and promoters of Prince George, we had a discussion about it with him on CBC. We also had Ken Coates, founding vice-president of UNBC and author of The Forgotten North: A History of Canada’s Provincial Norths on to defend […]

Posted on 20 November 2014 and filed under links, main, misc, outbound, Prince George

Prince George might be undermining itself with this one weird word

Is using the word “north” to describe Prince George hurting its reputation?

Posted on 20 November 2014 and filed under links, main, outbound, Prince George

About peak beard…

Stop judging my facial hair…

Posted on 19 November 2014 and filed under big, comments, main, misc

Prince George's new council priorities: snow removal, infrastructure… but not downtown

Who says nothing good comes of reading the comments? In the comments of 250 News, regular user Eagle One has parsed some interesting numbers for us. They took a look at the Prince Free Press survey sent out out to all the candidates, in particular the section where the candidates were asked to rank the […]

Posted on 18 November 2014 and filed under main, Prince George

Prince George and Terrace Narrowly Meet United Nations Target for Women in Politics, Other Northern Cities Fall Short

The United Nations has set 30% as the minimum benchmark for female representation in government. Northern British Columbia is barely there.

Posted on 17 November 2014 and filed under articles, comments, main, politics, Prince George

Congratulations, Losers

I know many of you have already made your statements, gracious and congratulatory, but I can’t imagine it doesn’t hurt. You don’t show it, but you’re wondering what went wrong. Where you might have done better.

Posted on 16 November 2014 and filed under articles, big, main, politics

Please stop making the following arguments about fluoride

There are valid arguments on both sides of the fluoride debate. These aren’t them.

Posted on 16 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc

Outsiders, Twitter, and a Left-Wing Swing: Early reaction to City of Prince George election results

Some quick analysis of lat night’s election, and what it means for Prince George.

Posted on 16 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, Prince George

Hall vs Zurowski: A Matter of Style?

The differences – or lack of them – between the mayoral candidates.

Posted on 14 November 2014 and filed under articles, big, main, Prince George

Answers From the Candidates: Prince George Election 2014

Civic election candidates answer my questions about bikes, dogs, and music.

Posted on 14 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, Prince George

Something in the water

A brief history of fluoride coming out of your tap.

Posted on 13 November 2014 and filed under articles, main, misc, outbound, Prince George

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