Opinion

When kids plays a kids game, for nothing but the love of the sport, most watchers (except for those few crazy sideline-screaming, glass-pounding parents) get behind the kids.

The great 19th century writer Ralph Waldo Emerson tells us, "Not until we are pricked and stung and sorely shot at, awakens the indignation which arms itself with secret forces.

Part 2 of a three-part series Due to length constraints I had to change my year in review from a two-part series into a three-part series with Part 1 last week being a memoriam of those I wrote about in the past and a short recap of some that are now

Each November, members of the legislature issue reports of their doings. And each time, we are reminded that there is nothing more sordid in politics than a closeup of the way our politicians conduct their internal affairs.

If you are a follower of the Hell Yeah Prince George Facebook page, you will see many lovely posts from people who live in and love our fine city.

As my fellow columnist Les Leyne noted last week, the future is unpredictable. Over the years of writing these columns, I have tried to use the first one of the new year to make predictions about the year to come.

Barry Manilow had it all wrong. "I write the songs that make the whole world sing," Manilow sung on his chart-topping 1976 song. "I write the songs of love and special things, I write the songs that make the young girls cry.

Merry Christmas to city council! I have just read an article on page 3 of a recent Citizen. The article is in regard to a thrift shop that has been operating from sometime in the sixties, helping people.

Well, here we are again, another new year. It almost seems impossible to me that another 365 days have flown by. Like many people, I have spent time reflecting on the past year: the joys and sorrows, the triumphs and the failures.

Mass shootings seem more commonplace in these troubled times.