Opinion

If 2016 was a novel, it would be a story stretching incredulity. Right off the bat, 2016 was a year of disappointment for music fans. The passing of David Bowie brought an end to an era of musical eclecticism and genius.

This editorial first appeared in the Dec. 24, 2013 edition of The Citizen and it's become a bit of a local favourite for its twist on the famous "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter.

Two years ago, a good friend of mine died here in Prince George, along with three others over the Christmas Holidays, all from fentanyl overdoses.

So last week, I began a series of columns comparing different types of electoral systems. I began by looking at single-member plurality and majority systems. This week I will begin to look at proportional representation systems.

There was a time when it was possible to wish another person "Merry Christmas" without worrying about offering offence. Back then, children in public school and their parents could look forward to the traditional Canadian Christmas concert.

Christmas just isn't Christmas anymore without a fresh debate about Baby It's Cold Outside.

Often we make well intended and thoughtful decisions only to find that we were missing a small portion of information that was crucial to the decision - information that would have changed the decision.

I would like to say a personal huge thank you to the mayor and the City of Prince George. Thanks for the early Christmas present. Lights on Foothills is nothing short of a miracle as I see it.

Picking bad gifts is a fault of many men, but I seem to be worse at it than most. I like to use the excuse that I am busy at Christmas, but even my wife doesn't believe that anymore.

David Jenkins was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., in 1943 and arrived in Prince George in 1968. His entire family still call Fort Saskatchewan home. David was the only one that ventured out of Alberta to Prince George.