Opinion

Dear Editor, Re: “Name change needed, what about Riverdale Bridge?” Letters , Jan. 7. No. 2 Road Bridge is the extension of No. 2 Road.

TransLink is an organization everyone loves to hate. This week, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation highlighted yet another reason why when it pointed out that bus drivers pressed a “fare not paid” button 2.7 million times in 2013.

If you’re like me, you are probably tired of reading or watching all those lists of the Top 10 news stories from the past year.

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.