Opinion

Prince George residents should look north to Hudson's Hope and wonder when it will be this city's turn.

Nineteen years ago we enjoyed and warm friendship with our next-door neighbours, he a dentist and she a dental hygienist. Our families had children the same age, we went to the same church, our wives were good friends, and all got along very well.

The King of big business, Donald Trump, once said, "If you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big." I find this kind of bold courage intoxicating for a couple of reasons.

A big thank you to the staff and nursing staff at University Hospital of Northern BC, for the great care I was given during my stay. I had major surgery and from 6 a.m. we were at patient registration where we talked to a very pleasant lady.

You hit a "home run" with your editorial page on Saturday, July 5th. All three articles were outstanding: :Standing proud", "A declaration of freedom" and the letter "Why we strike" (the political cartoon was great too).

I would like to voice my anger with regard to the re-surfacing of the Blackwater Road. The city's portion of this road is in horrible shape.

It just seems to me, one shouldn't scrimp on the education of the children, or the adults, as far as that goes. Jim Brinkman Prince George

Re: Megan Kuklis article July 7. I too, have been fighting the ants in Prince George for years and have found that the ants seem to be immune to the ant dust poisons and avoid the baits.

One of the most remarkable, rare phenomena is a person able to demonstrate courage in their convictions. It's more astonishing still to witness such courage, such conviction in a 12-year-old.

David Moscrop would probably sneer at Your Vote Matters, The Citizen's effort to increase voter turnout at this November's municipal election to 50 per cent, from the pathetic 28.5 per cent of the electorate that cast a ballot three years ago.