Opinion

Dear Editor: My thanks go out to David Starr, principal of Edmonds Community School, and author of From Bombs to Books: The remarkable stories of refugee children and their families at an exceptional Canadian school.

It's been a long time coming for such an obvious idea. The union representing employees of B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: On their mark, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 13. When the Burnaby Teachers Association holds a "mark-in," I think they are doing a disservice to parents and the public.

Dear Editor: Mr. Larry Bennett (Future predictions, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 6) couldn't find heterosexism in his 30-year-old U.S. dictionary. I suggest he buy the Canadian Oxford Dictionary or another contemporary dictionary. R.J.

Dear Editor: Re: Remember leash laws, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 11. I am a homeowner and dog owner in Burnaby. There are thousands of dog-owning taxpayers in Burnaby.

Hate. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines it as "intense dislike." Some of us hate mango pudding, others hate bad drivers, still others hate certain ethnic groups, religions and gay people. Some people hate people who hate other people.

The number of places a cigarette smoker can light up in was made even smaller this week.

Dear Editor: When I read E.W. Bopp's Dec. 23 letter (Let Kyoto stay buried), the first thing that happened is that I fell off my chair in shock.

Dear Editor: With the arrival of my assessment notice, I now find that my house and lot are valued at just over $1 million. That means that if I sell it I will have made a profit of over $800,000, free of any tax.

Dear Editor: Re: Do some research, Letter to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Jan.