Opinion

I am 94-years-old and walk with a cane. The other day, I caught a #401 bus at Brighouse station. The driver saw me hurrying to the stop and patiently waited for me. He smiled when I got on and waited until I was seated before he started.

I had to take the car (I've owned it long enough for a simple definite article) through AirCare this week, for the last time.

Re: "Latest theft leaves bad taste in kids' mouths," News, July 19. It was with great dismay that I read about yet another theft from a community garden.

Two more people drowned over the weekend - one in the Okanagan and another on Vancouver Island, after the July 18 drowning of a 21-year-old Port Coquitlam man in Alouette Lake. So far this year, 43 people have drowned in B.C.

The Editor, Re: "Don't forget your faith," Letters, July 5.

Do political scandals really matter when all is said and done? It's a fair and relevant question to pose after the surprise result of the May provincial election. The B.C.

CN Rail's plan to cut the staff who operate the Second Narrows rail lift bridge and replace them with a system of cameras and remote control by the end of this year is troubling.

The Editor, Re: "Ikea, union lock into mediation," News, July 17. With regards to the recent story on the labour dispute at the Richmond Ikea, it might have been nice if the writer had gotten a little more detail.

Eight of a 10-part series. Despite all our efforts to deal logically with our money, we all fail to some degree or another. Behavioural finance examines the influence of social beliefs, psychology and emotion on economic decision making.

The Editor, Re: "Cab fears allayed as firm breaks into YVR market," News, July 19. "Cab fears unfounded" would be a more accurate headline.