Opinion/Letters to the Editor

I am not a morning person. I generally get out of bed with six seconds to spare, shower, get dressed, and then forget to do one or two things. With the holidays done, I got very confused about my garbage schedule.

Over the past two days, the BC Natural Resource Forum and Economic Summit introduced audiences to innovative and downright jaw-dropping economic possibilities for a renewed resource-based economy in the north.

A former Prince George resident is on the shortlist for one of Canada's most prestigious book awards. George Sipos knows the literary industry from all angles, as the longtime proprietor of Mosquito Books in B.C.

Jan. 3, 2011, was the day the people of B.C. lost their right to make a choice, the choice as to how they will illuminate their home. A simple choice, but a choice nevertheless and a right denied them. Henceforth the people of B.C.

Doug Jamieson Pairings Hello everyone and Happy New Year. I am back after a brief hiatus to bring you more great B.C. wine pairings for your enjoyment.

It's that time of year again. The FSA (foundation skills assessment) test has once again reared its ugly head in our Grade 4 and Grade 7 classrooms.

Over the past couple of years the gang activity and gang related violence has come to dominate the headlines of The Citizen and other papers across the province and Canada.

Paul Willcocks In Victoria Criminals love casinos. They're great places for loan sharking and passing counterfeit money. And even more important for the serious crooks, casinos are the easiest place to launder money.

Who was the vindictive SOB, with no sense of decency for humankind, who was walking through a parking lot and thought "How can I make money off of this?" Whoever it was has changed the face of public parking forever by forcing good citizens to shell

Swimmers were expecting the Four Seasons Leisure Pool to re-open on Monday, but a slight delay has happened. According to Lana Keim, the city's aquatic division manager, it will not be back in service until Wednesday, Jan.