Opinion

The B.C. version of "The NeverEnding Story" has resumed playing, and it's not clear that it'll ever actually stop. I'm referring, of course, to the pseudo-comic soap opera that stars the B.C. Teachers Federation and the B.C. Liberal government.

The work by diplomats and world leaders to head off open war between Ukraine and Russia is admirable. But the relentless media focus on Ukraine highlights one of the ways in which the major media do not always give us a complete picture of the world.

Port Metro Vancouver - The Editor, Re: "Toxic silt eats into dredging fund," News, Feb. 19.A few points from the story require some clarification.On Dec. 17, 2012, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the B.C.

Two of my favourite topics are: 1) Trying to predict the future and; 2) Making fun of anyone who thinks they can accurately predict the future. This is what happens when you're a science fiction nerd from childhood.

Oh, won't someone think of the children! That's all we're going to hear for the next few weeks, probably months, as the B.C. Teachers' Federation and the provincial government butt heads.

Richmond - The Editor, Re:"When the Games have gone?" News, Feb. 7.

While the B.C.

Richmond - The Editor, I am in full support of anti-bullying. I really appreciate the current attention the governments, the traditional media and various social media are giving to this serious issue.

Anew internal government report says that the middle class hasn't been doing that well in Canada over the past few decades. Employment and Social Development Canada, which runs EI, says middle-income families' average earnings have risen just 1.

Richmond - The Editor, I have read not only in the Richmond News but in the Vancouver Sun the articles on child poverty in our province and feel that not enough is being done by our government to combat this problem.