Opinion

Dear Editor: Recently, we had the joy of seeing our grandchildren perform in their school Christmas concerts. They did a good job and hats off to the teachers who managed to get each class performing so well.

From the local to the national, there aren’t many headlines that elude the eagle eye of cartoonist Ingrid Rice. Rice is responsible for the cartoons that grace our editorial pages throughout the year.

Dear Editor: Some time ago I read an old Portuguese proverb originating in the province of Alentejo.

Difficult to imagine them getting caught dead in the same room a few weeks ago, but to paraphrase William Shakespeare, “Site C acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” The list of supporters includes the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, B.C.

Let’s just put aside the usual editorial this year. You know the one. The rant against the commercialization of Christmas. Or the other one. The call for a kinder, gentler, holiday season.

Re: More pop-up pipeline protests planned, Burnaby NOW , Dec. 15. I appreciate that some people are opposed to the Kinder Morgan pipeline plan and that protests will take place.

Well, we had one of our Christmas wishes come true before Christmas. This, in our opinion, bodes well – particularly for the grizzly bears.

The NDP government’s decision to finish the Site C dam appears to have energized one political party more than any other: the B.C. Green Party. While the NDP deals with internal dissent among party activists and the B.C.

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Risky to confess such things – especially publicly – but there are a few things that get under my skin fast. Eons ago, when I was in high school, it only took a single word.