Opinion

At this time of the year, Christmas carols bring us joy and cheer (and help send X particles to Santa, to strengthen him in his battle against Frosty - see last week's column). But I think it's important to create categories for everything.

An editorial published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Stop the Violence and Play Hockey, conflates fighting with head trauma and muddies the waters of a needed debate before it even starts.

The Editor, High school students who participate in the First Responder Program in Richmond and Vancouver will be delivering over 4,000 pairs of socks, underwear and sweaters to St. Paul's Emergency and Covenant House Wednesday, Dec. 21.

The deal recently hammered out between school support unions and their employer potentially contains both good and bad news for the one union that never seems to get a deal - the B.C. Teachers Federation.

The spirit of seasonal goodwill has not been in evidence in our national House of Commons this week as debates degenerated into some distinctly unparliamentary comments.

The Editor, I am writing in reference to the work Onni has undertaken on Bayview Street.

The Editor, Re: "Public backs crime bill: Findlay," News, Dec. 14.

The Editor, Re: "Where's the Christmas cheer?" Letters, Dec. 16. I am in total agreement with Mr. Hoo. I too have been wondering why our "Christmas ambience" has been disappearing.

The Editor, Re: Wheres the Christmas cheer? Letters, Dec. 16. I am in total agreement with Mr. Hoo. I too have been wondering why our Christmas ambience has been disappearing.

The deal recently hammered out between school support unions and their employer potentially contains both good and bad news for the one union that never seems to get a deal the B.C. Teachers Federation.