Opinion

Dear Editor: Thirty years ago school boards were pleading with teachers to take early retirement so hundreds of young unemployed teachers could be hired.

This week, statisticians who continue to offer us needed glimpses of reality issued a warning cry over B.C.'s growing income inequality. The gap between the rich and poor is getting wider, according to a report by B.C. Stats.

Dear Editor: The Ledingham Park controversy (City says no to park curfew, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 11) trades off neighbourhood safety and peace for police job security.

Dear Editor: Re: It's not all about the teachers (Burnaby Now, Feb.

Dear Editor: I am a senior citizen. On Jan. 2, I experienced dizziness and fell down and became unconscious. Fortunately, it was a public holiday, so my son and daughter were at home and called an ambulance.

Granted, as the old saying goes, even a day in politics is a long time, and pontificating on polls at this point seems premature - but it is nonetheless irresistible.

At a gathering of the B.C.

Dear Editor: At least two pets have disappeared this week (week of Jan. 23) so far from the Brentwood Park area. These pets fell prey to the coyotes that roam the area on a regular basis after dark.

Dear Editor: Re: Pro-gay position refuted, Letter to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 20. How sad it was to read the letter by Thang Vu regarding Ms.

Dear Editor: Re: Behind the dispute - a teacher speaks out, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 20. I am not qualified to judge whether Ms.