Opinion

I'd like to consider myself an artist- a developing artist - an average apologetic artist, an absent-minded, often frightened artist, but an artist. Most of the time, this is a wonderful thing to be.

The Editor, Re: "Education better than a bylaw," Letters, April 10. I'm writing to you in regards to the signs in Chinese. I felt the need to get involved as I myself am an immigrant.

B.C. politics has been termed a "blood sport," and election campaign trails are often said to be littered with the "bodies" of unsuccessful politicians.

A colleague asked me to weigh in on the difference between eReaders and tablets. She's considering buying one or the other, but is confused by the similarities between the two. Tablets like the Google Nexus 7 or iPad mini are my own preference.

Have you ever felt the need to change the way you look to please those around you? Do you feel your self-worth is based on people's judgments of you? Does this feeling get to the point where you're willing to spend loads of money on clothes and make-

I've made fun of Francis Fukuyama before. He's about as stupid as a really, really smart guy can be.

The Editor, A recent trip to Steveston gave me the opportunity to suggest that our "parking stalker's" intelligent thinking is at a zero point.

The Editor, Re: "Environmentalists can't refuse everything," In the House (Keith Baldrey), March 20. Baldrey's column is a misguided attack on environmentalists and concerned citizens that often do not see themselves as "environmentalists.

The Editor, Re: "Two young drivers suspected of racing sports cars," News, April 12. I read with dismay that again a trio of young drivers are caught speeding in high-powered expensive cars.

The election campaign is officially underway, which means British Columbians will have to endure 28 days of overblown rhetoric, personal invective, half-truths and hypocrisy. And it will come from the entire range of the political spectrum.