Opinion

Richmond - The Editor, We've had mile-long trains of covered coal cars moving to the coast at least as far back as 1972.

The Editor, At the beginning of Charlotte Diamond's concert at Lansdowne Mall on Sunday she began by thanking her crew and asking where her friends from Gingerbread House Parent Participation Preschool were.

Exactly what have the B.C. Liberals been doing since winning the May election? We know they're not in the legislature, tackling issues and answering questions.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Texting in class fractures focus," Column, Dec. 13.Thank you Anna Toth, Richmond News columnist, for your recent article, "Texting in class fractures focus."As a high school teacher, I believe this is a very timely topic.

Richmond - The Editor, Re: "Union solidarity now part of Ikea dispute," News, Dec. 11.Ikea continues to use strike breakers in its attempt to break the union in this protracted seven-month dispute.

Richmond - The Editor, As I sat down to write this letter, I was thinking about the unimportance of what I had in mind when compared to the trials and tribulations of millions of people in the human family around the world.

Let's just consider it a trial balloon, or perhaps a trial doobie. Sensible B.C. - the group trying to spark a referendum on decriminalizing pot - has come up short.

Open letter to B.C.'s Education Minister Peter Fassbender: This letter follows a Sept. 20 School District 38 (Richmond) presentation to the select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services by the school board and our stakeholders.

Richmond - The Editor I understand the men and women of Richmond Fire-Rescue have been in their halls waiting for a call and I did not call them.

Modern technology is making life better and creepier at the same time. Extortion, of all crimes, is going through a major change right before our eyes.