Opinion

Our world has become quite divided on religious grounds. It is interesting to note, however, that spiritual leaders have met many times and have come forward with a message of not just tolerance for each other, but of respect and honour.

Being a long time subscriber to The Citizen, I have three hot buttons when it comes to the paper's features. The sports page, dreadfully, the obituaries and, after I've been to a concert, I anxiously wait to hear the review of the performance.

A year ago at this time, Jillian Merrick was a regular fixture at City Hall during council meetings. She would sit in chambers, following discussions, taking notes and educating herself on policy, procedure and the issues.

Early this afternoon I was in my Barkerville dressing room hunting for some fingerless gloves. The day had turned unexpectedly warm and I needed to shed my regular, now uncomfortable gloves and swap them for a cooler pair.

Well it seems that we will be in full election campaign mode in the next few days. For a political scientist this means that we get to examine and compare election promises and we get to pour over polls and analyze debates.

As we gather this weekend, B.C. craft beer in hand, to socialize and to celebrate our province's 144th year of marriage with Canada, a topic might be brought up that you find quite droll, even ridiculous: the renaming of British Columbia.

As a non-profit organization, the Prince George & District Elizabeth Fry Housing Society would like to take this opportunity to respond to the July 22, 2015 letter regarding service dogs.

Pine Valley Golf Course causing more city trouble? Gee, I wonder why? I'm not allowed to take my golf car on that "seniors" course and they won't rent me one either.

Doctor shortage? What doctor shortage? There were 831 more doctors billing the Medical Services Plan under the general-practitioner category last year than there were 10 years ago. That's a 17 per cent increase.

This week's Citizen online poll, courtesy of The Atlantic magazine, asks which current behaviour will be unthinkable 100 years from now? As of Friday morning, there were 274 responses (the poll will remain open through the long weekend).