Opinion

As a tax payer I am upset about the Omar Khadr file. This case was mishandled right from the get go. In my opinion the Liberals, Conservatives and the legal system have slapped every law abiding taxpaying Canadian in the face.

This past weekend, our prime minister headed south of the border to talk directly with U.S. state governors along with Vice-President Mike Pence about trade. For the most part, the reception appeared warm and welcoming.

Here's a helpful suggestion. Don't call any business, especially a news media outlet, from your work place - and presumably on work time - to leave an angry message without having the nerve to leave your name and then hang up.

Don't put your pruners away yet. There may still be some pruning to do.

There is an ancient Greek myth of a hunter named Narcissus. He was known to be quite beautiful but also quite proud of his own beauty. He was in love with himself.

There are a few of those in Prince George who remain delighted with President Trump, not just the Quiverfuls and Evangelical Christians, but normal people who might even live next door to you.

There is currently a lot of discussion about the balance of power being held by three Green Party MLAs.

Julie Payette is above criticism. An engineer, she was Canada's chief astronaut for seven years and completed two missions aboard the International Space Station. She is a single mother and a talented singer. She speaks six languages.

Over the weekend,I had the great privilege of observing a rehearsal for the upcoming production of Anne of Green Gables, running July 18 to 29 at the Prince George Playhouse.

Joseph Zettl was born in 1934 in Sopron, Hungary close to the Austrian border.