Last month was rainier and much milder than most Novembers in Prince George, statistics from Environment Canada show.The mean temperature for the month of 0.9 degrees Celsius was well above the normal -2.9 degrees. Total precipitation of 65.8 millimetres was significantly above the average for November of 51.5 mm, said Jim Steele, forecaster for the Meteorological Service of Canada.The month ...

1 Dec 2008

Sunset Bowl by Seattlest Flickr Photographer extraordinaire lachance Our hearts and all our positive thoughts go out to Amber at the Rainier Valley Post and her neighbors. The RVP, which has been tireless about covering neighborhood crime, has had violence strike far too close to home. Amber's neighbor was stabbed to death yesterday by another neighbor, the victim's husband. Capitol ...

1 Dec 2008

From summer resorts to wealthy suburbs, a look at the most expensive small towns in the U.S.

1 Dec 2008

Residents of America's most expensive small town get by without a chain store or even a traffic light. The town has one gas station, an elementary school, a community center, a general store, dairy and vegetable farms, and some restaurants and inns that open during the warm seasons.

1 Dec 2008

     Two former volleyball coaches at Mount Rainier High School will be in court Monday.      Prosecutors say one man had sex with a female player, and the second didn't report the relationship.      They're facing criminal charges that could come with a one-year jail sentence.

1 Dec 2008

A symposium on Power and Rights organized by professor Rainier Ibana of Ateneo de Manila University and professor Sedfrey Candelaria of its human rights center marked Unesco World Day of Philosophy on Nov. 20. I accepted the gracious invitation to be on the panel of discussants that included Dr. Leovino Garcia, Fr. Luis David, SJ and Dr. Florentino Hornedo, among others.

1 Dec 2008