Opinion

I was listening to the radio a couple of days ago and I was disappointed by what I heard. They were talking about deer that were seen in certain parts of the city.

As I sat down to write this week's missive, I was forced to pause and reflect on both the message as well as the necessary conclusion: a house divided - can it stand? Obviously not.

Jillian Merrick is running to become the mayor of Wells in a June 9 byelection. If she wins, she'll be the mayor of Wells and a Prince George city councillor. At the same time. That's perfectly legal under the Local Government Act.

I just finished reading the article about Pte. Kirby Tott in Wednesday's paper. First I would like to give my condolences to his family. My stepson knew him through the Rocky Mountain Rangers and was with him in Shilo.

Premier John Horgan is heading out on the summer political barbecue trail. He has been pestered all last week in question period by the B.C. Liberal caucus to release a ballot question on B.C.

A number of years ago, I had a conversation with Pat Bell about trade. He was a minister at the time and responsible for economic development. My contention was simple.

After a Toronto cop peacefully arrested a man who allegedly killed almost a dozen people with a rented van last week, his superiors sent him off for a debriefing with a psychologist. They later reported to the media that Const.

Recently I invited my brother to come over for dinner and shockingly, I was the person doing the cooking. In our house, cooking is typically a blue job because a family cannot live on perogies and breakfast-for-dinner alone.

Despite what we see in our daily newsfeeds, life on earth is actually improving. On a global level, we are seeing significant drops in child mortality, and increases in life expectancy.

Marlene Elizabeth Shirley (Wall) Ongman, a 75-year resident of Prince George, has made major early contributions to the cultural fabric of Prince George. She is the eldest of three children and was born in Saskatoon in 1933.