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Letter: Parent voice ignored on LGBTQ policy

Letter: Parent voice ignored on LGBTQ policy

Dear Editor, Re: “LGBTQ policy could create cultural shift,” News, Feb. 24. As a Richmond parent, I am disappointed by the attitudes expressed towards those who oppose the LGBTQ policy.
In Other Words column: The snow and I, a failed relationship

In Other Words column: The snow and I, a failed relationship

After the briefest of honeymoons, I was ready to fight for divorce. The case: Snow vs Eiche. While I was fuming and fretting about the effects that this mésalliance was having on me, a vocabulary of pertinent words drifted through my mind.
Letter: Who let the dogs out in Richmond?

Letter: Who let the dogs out in Richmond?

Dear Editor, Re: “Watch your step in Steveston,” Letters , Feb. 17. Is your dog on or off? Steveston may have a dog poop problem, but it really goes back to irresponsible dog owners who let their pet run loose.
Letter: Seismic upgrades need a shake in Richmond's schools

Letter: Seismic upgrades need a shake in Richmond's schools

Dear Editor, Many Richmond parents are increasingly troubled knowing that there has still not been any funding announcements for seismic work in Richmond. The number of H1 schools in our city has quietly been increased to a total of 16.
Letter: Are Richmond housing numbers true?

Letter: Are Richmond housing numbers true?

Dear Editor, The conflicting reasons for Richmond’s (and the Lower Mainland’s) high cost of housing will continue to be presented in a cloud of ambiguity with statistics and facts that do not reflect the whole picture.
Letter: B.C Liberals prescribe unhealthy tax break

Letter: B.C Liberals prescribe unhealthy tax break

Dear Editor, Congratulations Mike de Jong on your MSP reduction! Well intended, but do you also realize you are giving a rate cut to hundreds of millionaires living in Richmond who do not declare their worldwide income? How else do you think people a
Letter: Richmond's worst rail crossing needs a fix

Letter: Richmond's worst rail crossing needs a fix

Dear Editor, Another night, another horrendous commute back into Richmond due to the never-ending, malfunctioning railway crossing arms at Alderbridge/Hwy. 91 and Shell Road.
Voices column: Silence is a nasty form of bullying

Voices column: Silence is a nasty form of bullying

It’s fitting that the week of Pink Shirt Day should kick off with a school board meeting where trustees — finally — voted to develop a policy to better educate staff and students about the LGBTQ community. Richmond was slow off the mark on this one.
Book Club column: Political gets personal in Single Ladies

Book Club column: Political gets personal in Single Ladies

From the title, you might mistakenly assume Rebecca Traister’s All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation is a self-help tome or maybe a biography of Beyoncé, but it’s actually a well-written and engaging history of
Letter: Richmond taxpayers are at breaking point

Letter: Richmond taxpayers are at breaking point

An Open Letter to: Mayor Malcolm Brodie, Todd Stone and Christy Clark. regarding road pricing. We, the working public, (homeowners and car owners) are tired of your taxation policies.