Opinion

Dear Editor, Nothing has changed or will change as a result of Richmond’s recent elections.

Dear Editor, Re: “You are what you eat,” Column , Jan. 7. In his article, Dr. Wong stated that “unhealthy and excessive fat intake can promote heart disease.” Current thinking about saturated fats has turned that warning on its head.

I f you’ve ever said, “I feel like a bacon double cheeseburge,” you probably forgot about the old expression,You are what you eat. Too often, we reflexively eat what we crave and think of food as a means to satisfy our hunger.

Dear Editor, Re: “Rename bridge after Rick Hansen,” Letters, Jan. 2. I agree with some other readers that the No. 2 Road Bridge should be renamed. After all, the present name is very dull.

Dear Editor, Reports concerning the Canadian Lifeboat Institution (CLI) and the Steveston Lifeboat’s collision with the seawall near Steveston require clarification.

L ike pulling on a pair of new socks or climbing into a bed with fresh sheets, we revel in the New Year. It’s not the paper hats, budget bubbly and long wait for a cab but rather what Dec. 31 represents.

I ’m writing this just a couple of weeks after the winter solstice, aka the longest night of the year. Here in coastal B.C.

M y tradition with my children at the start of a new year is to walk through the old calendar and remember the year past.

Dear Editor, I found Graeme Wood’s article “Street names tell a city’s history” News Dec. 24 interesting. I would like to comment on his “Side note: ‘It’s time to rename the No. 2 Road Bridge.’” I couldn’t agree more with that statement.

Dear Editor, A very interesting situation is developing in Vancouver`s Chinatown that should bring wry smiles to many Richmond residents.