Opinion

Some people like to look forward to a new year and make bold optimistic predictions about what's in store. I don't have a clue. I have enough trouble grappling with the present, and constant difficulty remembering the past.

And justice for all. Those are the last four words of the Pledge of Allegiance that Americans take to their flag and the country it represents. The difficulty is that this noble aspiration of justice for all is not made reality often enough.

I often wonder about peoples' motives and decisions and what they are truly based on. It seems as if we can categorize them easily enough into love or fear.

The changing of the calendar is often a time for reflection - to think about the year that was and speculate on the year yet to be.

The new Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, has been around just a few weeks, but has already made record revenues. The series is filled with intrigue as well as a complex plot, both of which seems to draw audiences around the world.

2015 - a year that will soon be over but the effects of which will be felt in our town, our country, and around the world for decades to come, if for no other reason than the anniversaries it has marked.

"Where was this @NeilGodbout during the strike?" asked UNBC psychology professor Paul Siakaluk in a Dec. 19 Twitter post. "Neil, this makes 2 bang on editorials in a row.

Another year has nearly passed and at this time I would like to use this space and take the opportunity to recap the names and a bit of information of the many interesting subjects of my column throughout this past year.

Sean Covey tells us, "Control your own destiny or someone else will." When we have no goals, we are wander through life like a ship without a rudder. Effective people have goals, they are going somewhere.

The City of Prince George is spending $124,300 for an Ontario contractor to put together a new website for local government over the next 18 months. What a waste of money. The talent and experience to do it locally is right in the city's backyard.