Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, On Dec. 7, 2011, Richmond News published an article about Janet Flamand, called "Richmond mother knits to remember.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Smartphones can dumb down kids," Letters, Dec. 18.Thank you Anna Toth and Mr. Cheung for expressing your ideas on Smartphone usage, and how it dumbs down kids. I could not agree more.

The refusal of the Conservative finance minister to embrace pension reform being pushed by the provinces is exceptionally shortsighted. It will result in long-term economic pain to support shortterm political opportunism.

There isn't actually a war on Christmas in the west, despite what you might have heard from talk radio and American right-wing news networks.

Richmond - The Editor, It is at Christmas time we are made most keenly aware of the community planning legacy that Malcolm Brodie and his minions at Richmond City Council will leave behind.

The Editor, Last week, the West Richmond Community Association held its annual Christmas dinner for West Richmond Community Centre staff, board members and volunteers.

Richmond - The Editor Re: "Jet fuel protesters mount legal challenge," News, Dec. 18.I think our mayor is just posturing for the next election.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Jet fuel protesters mount legal challenge," News, Dec. 18.The recent environmental assessment and approval of the Vancouver Airport Fuel Delivery project draws attention to what seems to be a glaring flaw in the process.

Richmond - The Editor, My sincere wish for 2014 is a "guaranteed minimum income" for all Canadians, sufficient to meet basic needs of accommodation and food. This should not be hard to achieve for a country like Canada.

After fumbling the ball during the HST debacle and remaining virtually silent during the Enbridge pipeline debate, the B.C.