Opinion

The Editor, Re: Progress borne of outrage, Editorial, Jan. 4. With regard to your editorial, you observed the protests across the globe have yet to bring about solutions.

The Editor, As a teacher, I am very concerned that during 62 meetings since last June with the governments bargaining team, BCSPEA, they have offered nothing. The BCTF have dropped many of their demands in good faith.

Aha! I think we now know a key source of NDP leader Adrian Dixs professed desire to bring a modest approach to governing.

Home learning would spawn more funding, jobs

Whether you like the provincial home assessment numbers will depend very much on where you stand. Assessments are largely flat, going up or down a few per cent in the past year.

I'm not going to mock politicians this year. For one whole year, I'm going to withhold my contempt, hang back on the snide remarks, and back off from cynically pointing and laughing at them. Except for a few exceptions.

The Editor, Re: "Unhappy resident shouldn't be allowed to hold up traffic," Letters, Dec. 2, 2011. With reference to the letter from Marion Smith, I have some comments to add to hers. TransLink claims it prides itself on being "Handicap Accessible.

The Editor, Thank you all involved for another successful Steveston Rotary Santa Claus Parade Dec. 23.

The Editor, Re: "Calling all Trustees," Letters, Dec. 30. While living in Saskatchewan, a similar thing was happening to the education system there. The schools were being drastically under-funded, and were working on a bare-bones situation.

The Editor, As the president of the Richmond Food Bank Society, I have been able to observe and appreciate the way my community supports those in need.