Opinion

The teachers are out on the picket line in Prince George again today, the latest chapter in their decades-long battle with the provincial government. Two generations of students in the public school system in B.C.

To the vast surprise of absolutely nobody, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi won the Egyptian presidential election last week. Moreover, he won it with a majority that would pass for a resounding triumph in most countries.

Battles of the educated; feuds between parents can be devastating on children when those children are caught in the middle. The educated of our society claim that pitting one parent against another during a dispute is an act of bullying.

In the event of a zombie or nuclear apocalypse, a liberal arts graduate is, perhaps, not the most useful person to have in your survival camp.

Last week, Nathan Giede commented on the lack of leadership in the West and the need for our leaders to remember that the most important attribute of leadership is courage. It sounds okay.

Randy Bachman and Fred Turner (the T and part of the B of BTO) will be Takin' Care of Business tonight at CN Centre. They didn't make it For the Weekend, but it's the first time the classic rock legends will perform in Prince George.

As I settle back into my role as a Barkerville "street interpreter" after four seasons appearing onstage at the Theatre Royal, I've been thinking a lot about the payoff of being a performer. The why in why we do this job.

American rockers 3 Doors Down will be bringing an acoustic show to Prince George on Wednesday. As an acoustic show it will probably be a bit low-key compared to a typical rock concert.

Re: Todd Whitcombes article Prince George Citizen on May 22/14 Wholeheartedly I agree with Todd Whitcombe on "A matter of Survival." Very refreshing indeed as Mr. Whitcombe writes about our great planet.

As the bargaining chair at the time for the PGDTA I remember clearly teachers in SD 57 going on strike in the last week of January 1989 for, among other items, class size and composition.