Opinion

We at The Citizen are truly sympathetic to the no-win situation faced by snow removal operators in Prince George face.

Talk about shooting the messenger. Yesterday, The Citizen ran a story about a noble initiative: getting drug-addicted prostitutes off the street and into better, more self-sufficient and self-respecting -- not to mention safer -- lives.

All Around Our Schools Students from Mrs. Haddock's class at Highglen elementary are looking forward to their cross country ski lessons at Otway Ski Trails.

There'll be more than just crude oil flowing through the proposed Enbridge pipeline. There will also be jobs. Crude is a raw material and we as Canadians can refine that down to its finished product. To do this would create thousands of jobs.

Paul Willcocks In Victoria People should admire politicians, be proud of them. They should have the support of their fellow citizens, who selected them in an election process. So why doesn't it work that way more often? It's an important question.

Bruce Strachan Right Side Up This Sunday will mark Prime Minister Stephen Harper's fifth year in office. Jan. 23, 2006, Stephen Harper and 123 of his Conservative Party colleagues were elected to govern a minority Parliament.

While I might understand opposition to proposals for a performing arts centre, the opposition to building a new RCMP detachment is much less clear to me. Obviously, this is an essential service to Prince George.

I too have not been happy with The Citizen for some time and am seriously considering not getting it any longer. I too used to look forward to sitting down to enjoy reading the paper.

I would like to thank the city snow removal for doing such a great job of coming back and cleaning our parking area.

In response to Bevin Cardinal's letter in the Jan. 13 mailbox. I have no idea what the difference is between a teaching assistant and an education worker, but the old saying is, "Education starts at home.