Opinion

When did governing become campaigning - all the time? Our next federal election is set for Oct.

How much do we live on the surface of life? Sometimes life on the surface seems easier. Health care on the surface would go for the quick fix.

The Editor, I went to the Richmond Library today in person, and stood in line to get a library card. I'm told by the person at the desk that I have to apply online first.

Shel Silverstein wrote a poem called The Zebra Question. It's one of those short somewhat comical pieces one hears recited at an elementary school speech arts competition.

Open letter to mayor and council, Recently, council endorsed a proposal for an Olympic Museum at the oval, another example of how this council has lost touch with the community.

The Editor, On a day when I opened a newspaper to find that a man convicted of killing 56 sled dogs was basically set free, I received a parking ticket for parking in front of my own home on a quiet residential street.

People buying and selling old art are concerned about provenance - they need to know where the work of art comes from, who previously owned it. As to the provenance of provenance - it's the Latin "provenire," to come forth.

The Editor, This is the season when writers share their views on multiculturalism more often then ever; some in favour of it and some against it.

The Editor, Re: "Coun. seeks snow geese cull," News, Nov. 21. Richmondites built dykes to dry wetlands, covered bogs with concrete highways and built our homes on this island.

The Editor, Re: "It's 'Merry Christmas', not 'Happy Holidays'," Letters, Nov. 21. Happy Holidays is much more inclusive of Richmond and B.C.'s multicultural society.