Opinion

It may be wise old King Solomon who is credited with the phrase, “there is nothing new under the sun,” but anyone who has read brochures put out by municipal election candidates can attest to that pearl of wisdom.

Any way you look at it, smoking is a filthy habit. It fouls smokers’ lungs. It fouls the air around smokers – air that ends up in non-smokers’ lungs, too. It creates a foul stench that hangs about smokers and the environments they frequent.

I got to thinking last night, as I was getting my 18-month-old ready for bed, what a joyous stage of life she is at. We always say hello to ourselves in the bathroom mirror before she gets into the bathtub, singing a silly song as we go.

Here are the names a planning committee came up with last year for the new middle school being built on the John Robson Elementary school site: 65 Roses School Middle Amanda Todd Middle Columbia Middle David Steen Middle Dawn Black Middle Dr.

Premier Christy Clark's plan to hold a referendum on how to fund transit in Metro Vancouver is shaping up to have a far-reaching impact few may have foreseen when it was first attached to the B.C. Liberal election platform.

There are at least two minimum requirements necessary for being a school trustee in New Westminster: 1. You must be committed to education, and 2: You must have a thick skin.

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to your current article on the sign by CFI on McBride Boulevard which states "Without God. We are all good." It makes me aware that there is a big gap between God and humanity.

Dear Editor: I had a bad fall at Royal City Centre on Jan. 9 around noon. I couldn't move, and a gentleman came along and phoned 911. He answered all of their questions about my condition and stayed with me until the medics came.

Dear Editor: Re: Coal is critical to B.C. economy, Opinion, The Record, Jan. 10.

Dear Editor: Re: Council debates how to handle laneway housing, The Record, Jan. 17. Your recent article on laneway housing being discussed at council was both surprising and distressing, to say the least.