Opinion

The Compass Card system is facing another delay, another technical glitch. TransLink is working on it, of course. TransLink has been working on perfecting their not-quite-ready-for-prime-time system for well over a year.

The Editor, The shooting in Ottawa last Wednesday is a wake-up call to us all. An honour guard at a war memorial was shot to death. The guard had an unloaded rifle, as it was a ceremonial task.

The Editor, I recently attended the all candidates meeting in Steveston and I’d like to thank all of the candidates for having the courage to run. I know, firsthand, how difficult and time-consuming this is.

The Editor, The government’s fight to underfund B.C.’s public schools, and especially its special needs students, isn’t over, even though the strike has ended.

Other than the installation of a screening device (to be used only at certain times), I don’t expect there to be many changes to security at the B.C. legislature, even in the wake of last week’s terrible events on Parliament Hill.

For many of us, the Parliament Hill shooting that ended with one murdered soldier and one dead gunman has left us angry and possibly a little scared.

The Editor, An all-candidates meeting can be very informative as it gives people a chance to hear all the candidates running in the upcoming municipal election. At the same time, one can come away shaking one’s head.

The Editor, On Friday evening, I accompanied a 16-year-old soccer player to the Richmond Hospital emergency room. She had fallen on her ankle, and it was incredibly painful and swollen. We arrived at 7:45 p.m., and I was anticipating a long wait.

Remember that time when the world almost ended? Not the Cuban Missile Crisis, not the (multiple) times a US nuclear bomber crashed, not the time they tried to kill Castro with an exploding cigar or the time Reagan started yammering about the apocalyp

As I entered the crowded restaurant, I immediately noticed one round table that stood out from the others. My kids were sitting with their cousins around that table, each with head bowed over folded hands and appearing to be in solemn prayer.