Opinion

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.

I am one of those old farts who finds reassurance in the fact that the days are slowly getting longer and the world is unfolding as it should. Each day I record the rise and set of the sun that you so thoughtfully supply and relish the longer days.

What a bunch of wimps. If you don't like the snow on the roads move to Victoria. You actually think that the city can plow every street the second it snows, let alone during a record snow fall like we just had? George Willows, Prince George

With the mess in the streets on this weekend, this is a good time to remind people to offer help to anyone stuck. Sometimes even a little push will get a car out. Yesterday a lady was stuck on my street - no shovel of course. I went to help her.

The Canadian Press has been strangely silent about the last Trans-Alaska pipeline spill Jan. 8, which cut the Prudhoe Bay oil production by 95 per cent and raised the price oil to more than $90 a barrel.