Opinion

So long, Target. The U.S. retailer's disastrous expansion into Canada will be a textbook case for years to come in business schools everywhere of how not to go charging into a foreign market.

With the Winter Games coming to Prince George, it is interesting to talk about how much science is involved in sports - especially winter sports.

When the City introduced automated garbage pickup, I supported it. True, costs might increase and some people might lose their jobs, but, on the up side, everyone must have a garbage can or their garbage would not be picked up.

VICTORIA -- When the B.C. Liberals appointed a commission last year to redistribute the seats in the legislature, they protected some parts of the province from any loss of representation through loss of population.

I grew up on a little farm in Ontario and the great outdoors was a big part of my life. Our whole family was introduced to cross-country skiing by way of Christmas presents from my father when I was 10.

Newly elected Republicans came marching into Washington last week to be sworn in. With their oaths and seats taken, they are finally ready to get down to the business of running that most beautiful democratic institution, the United States Congress.

I was looking out of my window, near 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, onto Dominion Street, when a best-selling movie began arriving or was progressing. Like an army they were synchronized, working the snow.

These are my thoughts on environmental issues: Those "giant" corporations, instead of helping to protect Mother Earth, are fouling up their inheritance and our inheritance.

I am writing in concern for the driving habits of a select number of people here in Prince George. I work in the community and I spend a lot of time in my vehicle travelling from work site to work site.

The best part of December and January is going through some of the best work done by the Citizen newsroom over the last year to submit entries for provincial and national journalism awards.