Opinion

To Richmond City Council, Thank you to Richmond City council for reviewing the No.

Way back in the dawn of economic prehistory, there was the coin. Some of the first coins in the world were created in the kingdom of Lydia, in what is now Turkey, but was then part of the Greek sphere of influence.

The Editor, Re: "Dad jailed for abusing daughter," News, Jan. 13. I felt so sad for that six-year-old little girl who was abused by her father. I am so angry at our so called "justice system.

Well, it certainly didn't take long for overheated rhetoric and base hypocrisy to colour the assessment hearing for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project.

Statistically speaking, there are 16 people alive today who quite probably would not have been if B.C. hadn't enacted its distracted driving law two years ago. Enacted on Feb.

The Editor, The VAFFC has made a minor addendum to its jet fuel proposal with the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) by considering placing the pipeline along the Highway 99 corridor.

The Editor, I recently had a man come to my door claiming to represent the "Single Parents Food Bank." Since I have never heard of such a thing, I didn't give him any money, but I looked online, and it sounds like he is a scammer.

Early one evening last summer, I came home to find the neighbours little boy waiting for me in the driveway. Wriggling and hopping around, he was desperate to tell me that something awful had happened.

Two of my kids used to spend way too much time in front of the mirror. I told them to wash their faces, brush their teeth and comb their hair (once).

The Editor, Every year at this time of the year, homeowners complain about the high values imposed on their homes, though nothing has been sold on their street or the next street for a number of years.