Opinion

The story from Chad Skelton of the Vancouver Sun, published in The Citizen this week, about blood donor rates across B.C. should make Prince George residents proud.

VANCOUVER - When news broke Tuesday that Steve Moore's lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks had been settled -- news that was overdue but expected, like the death of George Burns or the retirement of Chris Chelios -- the natural qu

I used to think that business was business; that despite circumstances or environmental factors, there were universal principles that could be applied across the board.

For much of human existence, we have looked into the night sky with wonder at thousands of points of light that seem to form endless patterns. Ancient astronomers spent a lot of time trying to understanding all that the stars could tell us.

The Farmers' Market adds life and energy to the downtown area. It is so unfortunate that there is this rift amongst the vendors.

A few days ago we unexpectedly found ourselves in the emergency ward of University Hospital of Northern BC. We were two worried and unsettled people, although we believe we successfully hid this from everyone there.

O Captain! My Captain! The line has already been invoked, most notably by Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon, in tribute to the loss of comedian and actor Robin Williams, who killed himself at the age of 63.

There is a debate going on in political circles about whether voters should be given some form of incentive to vote, whether in the form of an enticement (a $20 gift card) or enforcement (here's your $20 fine in the mail for not voting).

These thoughts are totally from the perspective of an outsider and of the spouse of a volunteer search and rescue volunteer . On July 26, a search was called for a missing fisherman.

"Tatooine" is, you will surely agree, a pretty stupid name for a planet, but there are so many Star Wars fans that some unfortunate world is bound to end up being called exactly that.