Opinion

Belief systems are interesting from a scientific perspective. Why do we believe things? What should we believe? Where do beliefs come from? The answer is "we don't really know" but we do know our beliefs are powerful.

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I would like to congratulate the Prince George Citizen on their fair and balanced reporting regarding the city's involvement in the funding for the Marriott Hotel development.

There are rules and regulations. They're even good ones compared to most other jurisdictions. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't wrong about that.

We are thrilled to see that Canadians across the country are sharing their thoughts on our vision for a stronger Canadian culture. It's an important conversation, one that we all have a stake in.

This column is a revised version from a column that originally ran on Dec. 11, 2014.

I have been surprised to see the recent comments regarding electoral reform. As for the comment "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," I feel that there is no question that the system is broken.

Re: Letter by Gary Dean, Dec. 7. We are privileged to live in a society that allows people like Gary to freely express his opinion about Ness Lake Bible Camp's policy changes with regards to the LGBTQ complaints about their standards.

The people of Aleppo have been on my heart, soul and mind lately. I'm not sure why. I've met one of the refugee families here in Prince George only once and the closest I ever came to the Middle East was on a Bosphorus boat tour through Istanbul.

The Canadian Press released its choice for news story of the year, based on submissions from newsrooms across the nation, including The Citizen. The Fort McMurray fire received 39 of the 67 votes cast.