Opinion

Students, teachers and taxpayers need a long-term solution to the perpetual funding crisis in B.C.'s schools.

It's a little known fact that there are genres in newspaper and online feature writing, just as there are in fiction.

The Editor, Re: "Making Big Mac deal out of morsel," Letters, Aug. 30. You published the above letter crediting it to Bruce MacLeod, Richmond.

The Editor, It is becoming increasingly frustrating for motorists to drive down Minoru Boulevard from Granville Avenue to Westminster Highway, given the three uncontrolled crossings on the street.

The arthritis in my hands is playing up. I finally realized it was from a full summer of holding the hose. Wow - wasn't that the summer? Our grapes outdid themselves and we are freezing tomato sauce by the quart for winter enjoyment.

The Editor, Re: "Driver arrested after alleged hit and run fatality," News, Sept. 4. Yet again we hear a cyclist in Metro Vancouver has been killed as a result of a crash with a motor vehicle, this time in Richmond.

The Editor, Re: "Wireless wave of action," Editorial, Aug. 30. There is more to the story than just the bare bones that you support in your editorial of Aug. 30.

The Editor, "Labouring through the ages," News, Aug. 30. In my 45 years of business, I was never once in a union, but every company I worked for had a union.

The Editor, Richmond Chinese Community Society (RCCS) must be commended for putting on its Seniors Lunch Party last month. The theme of the party, attended by close to 500 people, was aptly named: A Long and Healthy Life.

The Editor, Last Wednesday, I had the honour to be present for the first RCMP Musical Ride to be held in Richmond. I was not alone. It looked as if half of Richmond was at Twin Oaks for the presentation.