Opinion

This year marked the 35th anniversary of the Prince George Spruce Kings Annual Show Home Lottery.

Citizen reporter Mark Neilson is to be commended on his fair and well-balanced election-campaign reporting, particularly the recent story on unemployment during the 1990s.

Last week's letter by a UBC researcher stated that there was no need for Site C at this time. The letter was well written and had good basis but lacked vision. If B.C.

They did it! The City of Prince George has finally introduced the long-anticipated new website to the public. We all seem to want to jump all over the city when things are not in good shape. Today, I complement them on a job well done.

It was deja vu all over again. All six candidates from the two Prince George-area electoral districts debated the issues during an all-candidates forum on Tuesday night at UNBC.

It continually surprises me that people do not vote on a regular basis (or at all) in Canada. Next Tuesday, I will be marking my little check beside one of the candidates to represent me and my neighbours in the Victoria legislature.

During the short time I have resided in the Prince George region, I am always pleasantly surprised by how long the days become as we approach the summer season, after the cold, dark months of winter time. It's like I feel liberated.

American author Cal Thomas said, "In a free society, government reflects the soul of the people." In the early 20th century, Napoleon Hill studied hundreds of the most effective leaders in the world of business.

Today I borrow heavily from a timely article put out this week by RBC Economics, which fits neatly into the recent narrative we have been discussing in this column.

I am shocked at the amount of election signage we see. The other day I drove up Foothills Boulevard and I counted 55 election signs in five kilometres. This I am of the opinion is a little much.