Opinion

Dear Editor, After Halloween, pumpkins look ridiculous hanging around the front yard. Their once broad grin and bright triangular eyes melt into themselves and give the appearance of a sixties movie star in need of a facelift.

Never have I seen a better representation of “alien” than in A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge.

Dear Editor, During this election campaign, the political advertising is slick. I decided long ago that I should base decisions on facts, not cartoon ads or demonic pachyderms. I recently have joined the ranks of the disabled, we all do eventually.

Dear Editor, Earlier this week, Richmond City Council voted in favour of home sizes that are more than double the maximum size recommended by the Agricultural Land Commission and more than triple the size of permitted in Richmond’s urban areas.

Dear Editor, The $3.5 billion bridge proposal, which is forecast to exceed $4.5 billion by completion, is too much to spend on one project in a province with many worthy needs.

Dear Editor, I penned this letter in my head while waiting to get through the Massey Tunnel yesterday. I was, once again, going the wrong direction at rush hour. This time it was a short wait ­— only 45 minutes.

In just over a week, many of us will be heading to the polls to vote ­in the provincial election — but almost as many of us won’t. In the last provincial election, voter turnout in B.C. was about 52 per cent , and even lower in Richmond.

Dear Editor, Re: “What’s with all the u-turns,” Letters, April 21 I must agree with letter writer R. Chow and the driving habits in Richmond.

Dear Editor, Linda Reid, Liberal candidate, has stated that she thinks her constituents would prefer to be on the newly constructed bridge than in the Massey tunnel in the event of an earthquake, especially if the predicted “big one” occurs.

Open letter to City of Richmond bureaucrats, Re: “Card-playing seniors claim bum deal,” News, April 19. Someday you will be old — your body tired and sore. The kids and grandkids too busy to visit much anymore.