Opinion

There are a number of apocryphal tales about bathing and cleanliness. For example, Cleopatra is said to have bathed in goat's milk while Queen Elizabeth I only bathed once a month.

Far too much media time has been devoted to mulling whether former U.S.

There's a good chance you live in a city - or will soon. According to estimates by the United Nations, two out of every three people will live in an urban area by 2050. The environmental impact of such rapid urbanization is a global concern.

The eminent biographer, Robert Caro, was quoted in recent days about the effect of power. Does it necessarily corrupt, as the clich goes? No, he answered, it can actually cleanse. But more importantly, "when you get power, you can do what you want.

It's not often we feel the warmth from a decision made right. Prince George Canadian Tire dealer Selen Alpay picked up the tab for his store employee, Rose Renner, to attend the Special Olympics - not in Burnaby or Quesnel but in Abu Dhabi.

Biscuit advice I usually try to stick to uncontroversial matters when I write to The Citizen - you know, like climate change, indigenous rights, Trudeau's latest follies, etc.

Why are Ontario drivers better than B.C. drivers? I spoke to my brother and a friend in Toronto and Lindsay. They own two cars each - Audi, Saturn, Subaru and Kia - and they pay less than $900 in total each for car insurance.

Hey, John Horgan, where is my rebate for the carbon tax the other provinces are getting?I'm sick of us taxpayers bailing you birds out. You let these big outfits do whatever they want (Mt. Polley spill, fish farms, fracking and on and on).

Victoria nonsense On my way home and listening to CBC, it came to my attention that Lisa Helps, the mayor of Victoria, has sent a letter to all the mayors in B.C. looking for support to launch a class action suit against the fossil fuel industry.

When it comes to dealing with online hate speech, we've ended up in the worst of all possible worlds.