Opinion

The largest medical clinic in Fort St. John is claiming it will close its doors at the end of 2015 unless a massive influx of doctors are magically winked into existence - or actually hired, whichever comes first.

Barbara (Olds) Murray was born right here in Prince George 90 years ago. Her mother was born on Prince Edward Island and her father was born in California and they met in Endako. Barbara is not sure why or when her parents arrived in Prince George.

It fell from on high, hit me right on the top of the head, splat. Damn geese. Damn Victoria.

Hats off to Coun. Albert Kohler. OK enough is enough about reconciliation. We can not right the wrongs of the past. It happened and yes, it was and will be a dark side of history, but tis time to move on.

Is the democratic process is alive and well in Canada, or is it in serious trouble? I am of the opinion that serious reforms on the way the business is conducted in our Parliament are needed to prevent further erosion of the democratic process.

I am a big fan of numbers, but sometimes they just don't add up. Take employment insurance. EI is intended to be a defined contribution plan paid into by both employees and employers.

A good friend says I'm just a kid with an ant farm, shaking it up and watching the occupants scurry in anger. Two former colleagues, independently of each other, regularly called me "spoon," as in "you sure like to stir the pot, Neil.

What were you doing on June 22, 1990? If you were an MLA, you were raising your hand in support of a motion to create a northern university.

Upon hearing the news that Prince George city councillors elected (nearly) unanimously to change the name of Fort George Park to Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park, a funny feeling rose up inside of me.

Canada is big. I know I have said this before. In fact, I say it every time I teach my Canadian politics class. It's the first thing I say to students when they come into my classroom on the first day.