Opinion

As students are heading back to school, it is time for us to reflect on the kind of children we would like to bring up. Children are future citizens who will provide leadership to shape our society.

The Editor, Re: "Boxing coach's biggest fight is outside the ring," News, Sept. 6. I couldn't help but chuckle at the "unintended censoring" by Richmond of a proposed amateur boxing event at the oval because of seemingly prohibitive rental charges.

The Editor, Re: "Schools at risk of cuts," Letter, Sept. 11. I'd like to applaud the chair of the Richmond Board of Education and the rest of the board for their letter to education minister Fassbender, urging a settlement for the sake of our kids.

Open letter to Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education, At its Sept. 3, 2013 meeting, the Richmond Board of Education unanimously passed a resolution to send you this letter expressing our concerns regarding your correspondence of August 26, 2013.

Students, teachers and taxpayers need a long-term solution to the perpetual funding crisis in B.C.'s schools.

It's a little known fact that there are genres in newspaper and online feature writing, just as there are in fiction.

The Editor, Re: "Making Big Mac deal out of morsel," Letters, Aug. 30. You published the above letter crediting it to Bruce MacLeod, Richmond.

The Editor, It is becoming increasingly frustrating for motorists to drive down Minoru Boulevard from Granville Avenue to Westminster Highway, given the three uncontrolled crossings on the street.

The arthritis in my hands is playing up. I finally realized it was from a full summer of holding the hose. Wow - wasn't that the summer? Our grapes outdid themselves and we are freezing tomato sauce by the quart for winter enjoyment.

The Editor, Re: "Driver arrested after alleged hit and run fatality," News, Sept. 4. Yet again we hear a cyclist in Metro Vancouver has been killed as a result of a crash with a motor vehicle, this time in Richmond.