Opinion

Dear Editor: I have noticed many letters to the editor about teaching, some supportive but mostly not. The public appears disgusted by teachers.

On May 1, the B.C. government will be reminding us of a scheduled increase in the minimum wage on that date from $9.50 to $10.25 per hour.

There is a rather natural logic to why the federal government should have clear and non-political rules regarding Canada's environment. For the most part, Canadians don't want to see freshwater resources either polluted or squandered.

Dear Editor: Re: The 'absurd' truth about teachers' pay, In my opinion, Burnaby NOW, April 13. Teachers are not "pretending" that they need a raise, and to suggest so is not only unprofessional, but truly offensive.

Dear Editor: Re: Quit wasting taxpayer dollars, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, April 20. Nick Kvenich considers that the mayor's trips are a waste of taxpayers' money, but I am holding a different view.

Dear Editor: Re: Compost contract costs more than expected, Burnaby NOW, April 20. Once again our mayor has shown us why a single party government is not in the public's best interest. The mayor states that an increase of $1.

Dear Editor: Anyone who claims that their hydro bill jumped drastically once a smart meter was installed needs to consider the following fact: B.C. Hydro smart meters are still being read manually for billing purposes.

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor says trip to Mesa worth the money, Burnaby NOW, April 13. It's good to know when opposition political parties drop the ball, the news media is there to report the facts.

Dear Editor: So far, 2012 has been a very bad year for young Canadians from coast to coast to coast: an alarming unemployment rate of 13.

There's an urban legend, spread by the internet and an old The West Wing episode, with a moral about simplicity versus complexity. Supposedly, in the 1960s NASA realized that they didn't have a pen that could write in zero gravity.