Opinion

Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer's winter 2017/18 newsletter has arrived for those area residents with the misfortune of having him as a Member of Parliament.

Black Friday is an abomination in the United States, forcing some of the lowest paid employees of all to work a day that the more well to do have off.

My compliments to the P.G. Citizen for Dr. Todd Whitcombe's excellent Nov.

Re: "Smoking pot hard on health." The reason that "disparate points of view on the whole issue" exist is simply because those in the prohibitionist camp seem to be highly selective about what they choose to acknowledge as fact.

The government has launched its website "How We Vote" which is "Giving the people of B.C. the power to decide how we vote." Except, of course, the website doesn't actually do that.

Remember the last time a British prince wanted to marry an American woman? No, of course you don't, unless you're a similar age to Elsie Christenson and Charlie Butler, two Prince George residents who celebrated their 100th birthdays this month.

It's Grey Cup weekend. But who really cares? There was a time when the nation ground to a halt on a Sunday in late November to gather around the TV with friends and family, tune into the CBC and listen to Don Wittman call the big game.

Every now and then its easy to forget that we live in a small city, just based on the number of high quality arts events that happen over a short period of time. This coming week is one of those moments.

As the Christmas season approaches, it is important for us to be aware of the power that we hold in the way that we spend our money. As consumers, for example, we invest in products which we believe will serve us best.

People say that time management is the key to having a busy life. People do say this. I have said this. No one actually has time management, or if they do, the systems will fall apart eventually.