Opinion

The Editor, In recent years, a trend perpetrated by Richmond's restaurateurs has been insidiously gaining ground at the expense of hardworking Richmondites: a gratuity automatically being slipped onto the unsuspecting patron's restaurant bill.

If there is one way history will mark 2011, it will be as the year the people regained their voice. With luck, 2012 will be remembered as the year that voice brought about change.

When it comes to the craziness of politics, I usually feel superior to my American relatives. They labour under the delusion, fed by The West Wing and a narrowly focused U.S. media, that American politics are interesting.

An open letter to the newly elected Richmond school trustees as they enter the New Year.

British Columbia's justice system is in crisis. This year, we saw serious cases delayed or thrown out because of a lack of judges to hear them or sheriffs to keep the courtroom safe.

The Editor, I am not one to write to the editor, but my recent accident and the help given by so many people deserves note. I am now one of Richmond's pedestrian struck statistics. On Dec. 20, while walking across No.

The Editor, Re: "Former cop becomes child advocate," News, Dec. 21.

An open letter to the newly elected Richmond School Trustees Dear Richmond School Trustees, Congratulations on your election victory and welcome or welcome back, for those incumbents, to the crazy world of education in the Province of British Columbi

The Editor, At last, we have some idea of the cost to Richmond citizens of the "Big Oweval"! It surely is nice to know that our ever generous civic government can toss three million bucks to operate this joint, on top of the $2.

The Editor, During my tenure on city council (2005-2008), city staff presented the operating budget for the Richmond Oval which required tax payers to contribute $1 million to the operating budget for the Richmond Oval.