Opinion

One of the beautiful things about teaching is that I know that every person in front of me has a mission in life yet to be discovered. In a sense, however, we are all on the same journey. As humans, we never cease becoming.

Colin Kinsley was the mayor of Prince George for 12 years, he had a political career that bypassed two decades and a working career in the natural gas industry that spanned three decades. Colin was born in London, England in 1946.

"To fight climate change, we're all in this together," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted. "Canada is back." Yes, our new prime minister attended COP21 and repeated what seems to have become the mantra for his newly formed government: "We're back.

Last week while I was driving to work, I glanced in my rear-view mirror to see an ambulance with its lights flashing on the road behind me.

Years ago, at a formal wine tasting, I was served a glass of Zind Humbrecht Gewrztraminer (a mouthful, in more ways than one) by a stuck-up Sommelier in sawed-off high heels.

Great speeches have a long and admired history in the parliamentary tradition. Sometimes, in the seriousness of the real work done in the House, words are spoken that bring to light a collective imperative that crosses the lines of partisanship.

Since I published a media release in mid-November calling an SKS rifle, an assault rifle, I have received extensive feedback. After reading a recent letter to the editor and editorial on the subject, I decided to respond.

The New York Daily News has been campaigning for years for stricter gun control legislation across the United States and has used its front pages on numerous occasions, including Thursday, above, to hammer home their point.

It's going to come down to some kind of technological advance that will upset all conventional thinking on carbon emissions and create a breakthrough on reducing greenhouse gases.

I have lived here for a while now, and I never thought it would come to this, but in a way I am not surprised. Some people at UNBC don't agree with the values of the new chancellor.