Opinion

It may have been that I've been away on holiday for three weeks. But even in the few days I've been back, I haven't detected much to reflect Finance Minister Colin Hansen's assessment that British Columbians are being pleasantly surprised by the HST.

We appear to be currently in drought or pre-drought conditions. My concern is that municipally and provincially we continue to produce day-light conditions on our streets at night, rather than really changing the mind-set and conserving electricity.

Following last week's column on the possible outcomes of provincial-party leadership races, a blogger wrote asking, "Why can't we have a different party to vote for?" Good question.

On July 25, I made a tragic mistake by not securing our two dogs. The husky and blue heeler left the yard not for very long, only under 10 minutes. But that's all it took to have the little blue heeler run over and be killed by you, who ever you are.

I just wish to commend you on your great front page article 'Enbridge Stained By Michigan Spill' in the July 28 edition of The Prince George Citizen. It's high time the truth was told publicly about the big oil conglomerates.

I have been waiting for several months for a chance to turn the tables on the Citizen. Over the course of that time a couple of pictures were taken where Citizen staff poked fun at some spelling mistakes and/or typos seen around town.

It's about time. Tourism Prince George has hired a new CEO to start in September.

The true colours of the Harper government are rarely displayed in public. Two recent events have shown those true colours in ideologically-driven decisions. The first concerns Insite, the needle exchange program in Vancouver.

Are you noticing your dog almost continually scratching and chewing at its skin? "Hot spots", or acute, moist dermatitis, occurs when moisture becomes trapped under a dog's coat causing a warm, wet environment. It is a breeding ground for bacteria.

This will be a thank you note to the people of Prince George and its hospital. Returning from a tour to Alaska my husband suffered a stroke just inside your city. Your ambulance quickly took him to the hospital where we met Dr. Lowry.