Opinion

Dear Editor, Every time I see a young person clutching their hand-held electronic soother and checking it every few minutes to get confirmation that other people still know that they do exist, I am reminded of the time I challenged one of my college

Dear Editor, There has been much talk about on-going construction problems, specifically disruptive noise.

Open letter to our elected officials: I realize that citizens have access, although limited, to you through council meetings or requests for face time. But that involves protocols, rules and regulations, agendas and time restrictions.

Dear Editor, I see once again Richmond’s multicultural apologist-superheroes out in force trying to put out a fire storm of intricately interrelated issues with the squirt gun of “harmony”.

Dear Editor, I need your help to track the good Samaritan who helped me out on May 12. On that day, my dog crossed the street and got killed by a car at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Cooney Road, near the Granville Avenue intersection.

Dear Editor, Kudos to the Staff at Richmond Hospital. As I have multiple sclerosis, even a minor illness can trigger a nasty MS response. That happened last week, when I had to go into Richmond Hospital by ambulance with almost full-body paralysis.

Let’s talk about relationships — again. Recently, I have been thinking over and over about ways to cope with caregiver stress. It seems like words “self-care” and “caregiver burnout” are becoming clichés.

Two weeks ago we said farewell to the most loyal reader of this column, my father. Naturally, there is a lot of sorrow right now, but we are also overwhelmed with gratitude over what he has left behind.

It’s torn and worn, but what a thrill it gave me when I found it. I’m talking about a street map of Richmond, published in 1960 by the Board of Trade (present-day Chamber of Commerce).

Dear Editor, The new model airplane bylaw being considered in order to update the allegedly “outdated” previous bylaw banning only gas-powered aircraft from schoolyards is unnecessary. I think the old bylaw was perfectly acceptable.