Opinion

If Earth was only one day old, humans have been around for about the length of time it took you to read this sentence or about 3.5 seconds. Humans have existed for about 200,000 years, but Earth as a celestial body is estimated to be about 4.

Re: Nathan Giede's article about the useless gun control laws. When Bill C 68 (the long gun registry) was enacted most gun owners saw it as a knee-jerk reaction to the Polytechnic incident.

As a fourth year student at UNBC and a undergraduate student representative on the UNBC Senate, I was personally insulted when I read the letter published in the Dec. 8 edition of the Citizen titled "UNBC faculty should be ashamed" by R.H. Dabbs.

After Trinity Western University won its fight with the Law Society of B.C. in court last Wednesday, I reviewed the decision to overturn the society's decision to deny accreditation to TWU law school grads.

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The first of the Syrian refugees coming to Canada have already arrived and five members of that group are expected to be in Prince George before the end of next week. And here is where their troubles begin.

I came home to find Buck in the living room. He was standing on his hind legs, his front hooves in the upper branches of the Christmas tree. He might have been eating the gingerbread ornaments.

The Dalai Lama has said, "Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." The opposite of love is fear. On a personal level, those who love and show compassion to others tend to be happier.

I have been trying to get a story from Shirley Gratton for my column for some time now. Her good natured one word reply is always "soon.

Christmas can now begin, it's official. I have shovelled, gone sledding, cut down a Christmas tree, sent Christmas cards (almost) and done (a little) shopping.Also, this season, I went roller skating for the first time in 20 years.