Opinion

Vaughn Palmer Special to The Citizen From the opening moment of the press conference Thursday, the campaign to make George Abbott the next premier of B.C. tried to set a new tone. "A man who listens," said the introductory speaker, MLA Gordon Hogg.

Here's the way it should be: Let's put the seniors in jail and the criminals in nursing homes. This would correct two things in one motion: Seniors would have access to showers, hobbies and walks.

How is it that we cannot repair an ailing police station? They are complaining about sewer - fix it, elevators - fix them. Add two storeys while you're at it because it was built with that in mind. That building is not old.

Paul Willcocks In Victoria I should be writing about the faulty breathalyzers that have been used to impose penalties on hundreds of thousands of British Columbians.

I admire individuals who have the fortitude to take a stand publicly against things they don't believe in or policies they believe are wrong. I am wondering though about Eric Allen's stance in relation to the RCMP building.

It's that time of the year again, and already I hear people arguing about various myths related to the flu shot. I think it's time stop these myths from preventing people from getting the flu shot.

Quite often when you go on a trip people say things like, "Oh, I wish I had my recliner with me, it's so comfortable," or "This hotel TV is nothing like the big screen I have at home, I wish I could have brought it with me.

This plea, in its many incarnations, seems to plague today's media as modern health care systems desperately try to combat the chronic shortage of blood. I know hospitals are always in need of blood for surgeries.

Bruce Strachan Right Side Up What a week this has been. It's astonishing; the B.C. political scene is getting more ink than Justin Bieber; probably causing more broken hearts too.

I am listening to a discussion of population demographics based on Japan's declining birthrate with a general comparison to similar situations worldwide.