Opinion

On November 19, 2014, I donated my 70th pint of blood. It was a milestone to celebrate after 25 years of rolling up my sleeve and giving the gift of life. Heck, I even Instagrammed it and sent out it out social media.

If you had $25.7 billion what would you spend it on? Our government is planning to spend that amount on servicing our federal debt. It represents about nine per cent of the government's total revenue, which is a lot of money.

In his recent editorial about the demise of the CBC at the hands of Stephen Harper, Neil Godbout suggests that the CBC should mimic the model of local Prince George radio stations CFUR and CFIS.

Let me start off my column this week with a quotation: "Authority is a form of power in which people obey commands not because they have been rationally or emotionally persuaded or because they fear the consequence of disobedience, but simply because

I wanted to personally respond to your editorial, Save CBC, kill CBC. In order for public broadcasting to thrive there must be vigorous debate and your thoughts are certainly needed.

The first line in virtually every unionized contract, regardless of whether it's for public or private sector employees, is the line "management has the right to manage" or a variation of that phrase that means the same thing.

Sometimes, life wrestles our dreams away from us. Keith Good can attest to that fact. For most of his 53 years, Good has been part of the golden and green fabric of Yellowhead Grove Golf Course. And Yellowhead Grove, conversely, has been part of him.

I have mixed feelings about the closure of the Prince George Free Press. I can't lie. The Free Press has been a strong competitor of the Citizen for the past 20 years.

The eternal argument over who sets class conditions in B.C. schools will continue. But the B.C.

Driving east from Prince George, into Mt. Robson Park, you come to many mountains which rise above the tree line. Mt. Robson is the first and most prominent of these but there are others as you continue towards Edmonton. They are very distinctive.