Opinion

Okay, that letter to the editor from Friday, April 7, "Left-wingers deranged over Trump" was like dangling a shiny, wiggly thing in front of a fish. I gotta bite! Wow. I didn't know we had Republicans in Canada.

Last week, someone directed my attention to the April 4 article in The Citizen: "Playoff flop will be a lasting memory." My immediate reaction: gut punched, confirmation I really do live in a far different universe than some.

Parents have rules for a reason and my daughter Isabel seemed to learn that the hard way. Jumping up and down on the couch with her friend Ciara, after she had been told not to, resulted in a trip to the hospital.

I always look forward with anticipation to Mr. Godbout's editorials. I may not always agree with his thoughts but I respect that they are cogent and intelligent. His editorial on March 28, "Hard at work spending your money," was truly an eye-opener.

Someone recently told me about a fellow who had just moved to Prince George from Edmonton. He was a triathlete who trained at the Y in Edmonton. So, he went to the local Y, checked in, got a locker, donned his bathing trunks and orange swim cap.

Once again "there is no hope" beyond Hope, only this time the entire province is affected. As many of you know, there was a petition initiative through Elections B.C. to classify the paramedics as essential services in B.C.

The 2017 provincial election is an opportunity for candidates to say what they will do to improve B.C. forestry - our most important public asset. Logging peaked in 1988 at 90 million cubic metres and has declined 25 per cent to 68 million.

Democracy can be so easily hijacked. We only have to look south of the border to see how that happens. The Americans play games when it comes to setting electoral district boundaries and they've been doing it for so long they even have a word for it.

In 1983 I was living in California on a volunteer assignment, and became good friends with an entrepreneur - a computer manufacturer of all things.

I was at the same doctor's office for over 35 years, but the new doctor is not working out. Only one problem per visit does not work unless a patient's full background is known.