Opinion

I am just wondering why Prince George didn't do a rally for the 100 dogs that were slaughtered.

The Farmers' Market Association is requesting a donation of $20,000, split between the municipal and regional governments, to help with a $32,250 spruce up their weekly location at 3rd Avenue and George Street.

In 1996, my wife & I moved to BC from Eastern Canada to be with our two children already settled here. When we arrived in Prince George the talk around town was all about thee "Prince George Cougars.".

Charles Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" starts with the line: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

In response to the letter from Andrea about our walk in clinic: the "wealthy doctors" have not provided patient magazines since H1N1, as it helps control the spread of the flu.

It is unfortunate that Councillor Cameron Stoltz was the lone voice of reason when it came time to look at the rationale behind throwing a $1 million plus per year of taxpayer money at Initiatives Prince George.

The week long Vancouver celebration of the one year anniversary of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is a reminder of how imbalanced this province has become.

Prince George city council has completed half of its budget deliberations. A 4.2 per cent tax increase is being considered for 2010.

School District 57 and the board of trustees are making headlines again this year, but I think it would be useful to see how different this looks from last year.

I was pretty disgusted to read the "Prince George white supremacists gaining momentum" article online this Friday, basically because of David Gallant's comment that the city's black metal scene is a hidden agenda for racism.