Opinion

As I write this, we're a few hours away from the second of a series of all-candidates meetings and debates for the Langley and Fort Langley-Aldergrove ridings.

The Editor, Unless funds are privately donated, wishlist mega-projects such as Richmond's proposed $59-million museum must materialize from general revenue, i.e., the pot supported by Richmond's tax-paying residents and businesses.

It didn't take long in the election campaign for both of our major political parties to prove they are both capable of making foolish mistakes and policies, and that neither has a monopoly on good sense.

Another April 20, another 4/20 rally in which recreational pot enthusiasts gather en masse, light up their doobies in defiance of the man, and let the world know they think marijuana should be legal, or at least decriminalized.

The Editor, Re: "Little Pilots' wings clipped," News, April 12. I am writing regarding the closure of YMCA Little Pilots' childcare center. I worked at Little Pilots for 20 years and agree that it is not "just a business.

The Editor, Richmond is facing an important problem: the continuous loss of our remaining farmland. This will affect our community in the present and in years to come. It should be dealt with now while there is time.

I'd like to consider myself an artist- a developing artist - an average apologetic artist, an absent-minded, often frightened artist, but an artist. Most of the time, this is a wonderful thing to be.

The Editor, Re: "Education better than a bylaw," Letters, April 10. I'm writing to you in regards to the signs in Chinese. I felt the need to get involved as I myself am an immigrant.

B.C. politics has been termed a "blood sport," and election campaign trails are often said to be littered with the "bodies" of unsuccessful politicians.

A colleague asked me to weigh in on the difference between eReaders and tablets. She's considering buying one or the other, but is confused by the similarities between the two. Tablets like the Google Nexus 7 or iPad mini are my own preference.