Opinion

Re: "Taxing single-use plastics may work better than bans," July 16.

In October 2012, a survey I conducted asked Canadians about the proposed takeover of Calgary-based oil and gas company Nexen Inc. by China's state-owned CNOOC Ltd.

The fight to clean up the world's energy portfolio needs more than opposition forces. It needs champions of viable alternatives. It also needs informed public discourse if we are to progress beyond emotional sloganeering and political posturing.

I was too young to remember U.S. President John F. Kennedy's speech at Rice University when he pledged to go to the moon within the decade. But I remember 1969 as if it was yesterday.

Editor's note: This column appeared in the July 6, 2018 edition of The Citizen. The best parenting advice I know is found in a book that is not about parenting.

Editor's note: This column appeared in the July 6, 2019 edition of The Citizen. This is Pride week in Prince George.

When we were asked to vote for the city's spending and all the hullabaloo we had to go and vote, and I asked why can't the city put a thing in the paper and a simple yes or no tag to send in! I got every excuse from the moon not lining up or the sun

Fifty years ago this week, Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong spoke the words, "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," as he exited the lunar lander, becoming the first person to walk on the moon.

It was a day of miracles and wonders. That much I remember very clearly. One did not need the brainpower of a scientist or the erudition of a philosopher to know it.

The name Jerry Gauthreau may not ring a bell, however, when I mention that Jerry is the owner and operator of the downtown Steve & Sons Shoe Shop Ltd.