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Online trumps in person

Online trumps in person

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.
Exceptions don't define you

Exceptions don't define you

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.
Museum for community sports

Museum for community sports

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.
'No parking' signs make no sense

'No parking' signs make no sense

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.
Food labels don't tell the whole story

Food labels don't tell the whole story

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.
Include, not exclude this holiday season

Include, not exclude this holiday season

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.
Tourists will flock to see snow geese

Tourists will flock to see snow geese

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.
Holidays about many religions

Holidays about many religions

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.
Vengeance denied

Vengeance denied

A lot of people won't be happy that the man at the centre of a high-profile animal cruelty court case isn't going to jail. Animal rights advocates have made their feelings known about the need for a stiff sentence throughout the court process.
My Christmas anti-wish list

My Christmas anti-wish list

Three tech devices I really want, but won't buy this season