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Family says thanks for the support

Family says thanks for the support

"Much of the beauty of life is found in people who care". This is so true of the citizens in our community. My family and I consider ourselves very fortunate to be a part the Prince George community.
Education essential to better futures

Education essential to better futures

Last week Hillary Clinton did an interview on 20 / 20 with Diane Sawyer. I caught parts of the interview but I must have missed the comment that sent the Twitter feed alight: "Bill and I left the White House dead broke.
Hollow victory for teachers

Hollow victory for teachers

Every parent and teacher has faced the precocious child who seizes on a mistake or an inconsistency and puts the adult in an awkward situation, trapped in their faulty reasoning.
Public school teacher sends son to private system

Public school teacher sends son to private system

Dear Christy, I'm a public school teacher and I have a dirty little secret: you and I are not so different. See, we are both single parents, we both live in BC, and we both send our sons to private school. My son is a lovely young man.
Premier can't be involved in oil play

Premier can't be involved in oil play

Another day, another multibillion-dollar energy play on the north coast. This one in the form of a refinery proposal for Prince Rupert, which comes with a political wrinkle that Premier Christy Clark tried to smooth over.
New mayor candidate from the old days

New mayor candidate from the old days

Here comes the new Don, same as the old Don. That's what came across loud and clear during Don Zurowski's formal announcement Thursday that he will be taking a second run at the mayor's chair.
Song of the Day

Song of the Day

When you're feeling down, preparing for the challenges that life brings, or just needing a reason to get up in the morning, it's nice to have a Louis Armstrong classic to remind us all What A Wonderful World we live in.
The sentence should be death

The sentence should be death

Three RCMP officers made the ultimate sacrifice in Moncton last week. I was deeply saddened by this tragic news, and as I've come to learn more about the circumstances of the massacre, righteous indignation has welled up inside of me.
No mere incantation

No mere incantation

Supreme Court chief justice Beverly McLachlin`s words carry the thump of the gavel but in her 2004 decision Haida Nation v.
Vote local

Vote local

Voter turnout is a concern across Canada, although it's worst of all at the local level. Our goal at The Citizen is for 50 per cent or more of eligible voters to turn out Nov.