Opinion

Perhaps, when you saw the headline on this page, you rolled your eyes just a little and thought, "Gosh, another plea to help the needy - who am I, Santa?" Well, in one word, yes.

Every year, the same canard is raised by some Christians: 'Put the Christ back in Christmas' - as a Christian I never thought he left - or have a "Merry Christmas" and not "Happy Holidays.

Dear Editor: Mayor Wayne Wright's latest comments about the future of the Pattullo Bridge are alarming because they show how little he understands the traffic problems faced by New Westminster.

Dear Editor: As I sit in my new penthouse (two blocks from Coquitlam Centre looking out over the lake towards the mountains and the festive lights of the Evergreen Theatre), my thoughts turned to my former residence for 25 years - the kingdom of the

Dear Editor: We hear a lot of coverage on the huge liquefied natural gas resource in B.C., and that our economic future rests on the shoulders of exporting LNG (so other countries can use it to produce electricity).

Dear Editor: In recent weeks, there have been a number of inaccurate characterizations in the media regarding the use of personal workspaces in New Westminster schools.

Let's just consider it a trial balloon, or perhaps a trial doobie. Sensible B.C. - the group trying to spark a referendum on decriminalizing pot - has come up short.

Is TransLink nearing the breaking point? It's a question worth posing as frustrations expressed by a number of mayors and councils over transit and transportation priorities continue to mount and boil over for public display.

Dear Editor: Ever since I have learned the English language (at about 30 years of age) and started reading Canadian newspapers, I was wondering why in Canadian politics the majority and minority parties seem to never agree on anything.

Dear Editor: Justin Trudeau will be 42 years old on Dec. 25, 2013. In the 2015 federal election, Justin Trudeau and the federal Liberals will replace Thomas Mulcair and the federal NDP as the official opposition party of Canada.