Opinion

Hello. My name is Dan, and I am "that guy." You know, the guy who declared that "until the Brodsky and Thompson management team are replaced, I will not set foot in the CN Centre to cheer on the Cougars." Well, they're gone.

Merry Christmas, UNBC faculty. Here's your lump of coal. Arbitrator Stanley Lanyon has brought down a binding five-year contract on the university, offering a 10 per cent wage increase over five years. That boils down to a paltry .

I would like to commend Nathan Giede on his column regarding firearms and firearms owners in Canada. This article was obviously done with a great deal of research on the topic and was a very refreshing read that is based on facts, instead of fear.

I had to chortle when I read the article in The Citizen on Friday, Dec. 11 about the cost of DNA testing being downloaded on the city.

To suggest that I have been following this story with interest would be a mistake.

There is a certain serenity and comfort found in the darkness of December. The little white lights on the neighbourhood trees don't so much illuminate as provide a little tiny sparks of hope.

Earlier this week, I wrote that we need to change our relationship with energy. What exactly do I mean by that? The reason for making the statement is energy generally translates into carbon dioxide emissions.

To whomever decorated the little tree at Fifth and Foothills, thank you! I drive by it every day and it always puts a smile on my face.

This month I had to buy a new windshield because of a rock. I paid my $200 deductible. Yesterday I was traveling on the highway and got another rock, this one is just a chip and cost me another $40.

Since international leaders reached a historic climate change agreement at the United Nations meeting in Paris earlier this month, the conversations have shifted toward how to reach the ambitious goals.