Opinion

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.

What on earth has the city done by funding the Marriott Hotel? As a former longtime resident I remember the initial construction, trying to negotiate the entrance to the library, and the initial promises the developer made.

Re: "Risky business" editorial Dec. 16. If the underlying details and quotes are correctly stated, I agree with Neil Godbout's analysis and verdict of our city council's transaction.

It seems like deja vu all over again. Remember back in the 1960s and 1970s when Cadillac Fairview needed the city to help finance their business venture? Sounds about the same with the Marriott group.

Christmas is a season of joy, peace, and happiness - of goodwill to all. It is the season where smiles are a little quicker, laughter a little louder, and people generally are a little nicer, mall parking aside.

At parties, I am the person no one wants to talk to. People stare blankly at me and then politely say they need some more shrimp. My name is Laura Nordin, I am the executive director of SOS Society. What is that? We are the sexual assault centre.