Opinion

Dig into your wallet, find seven quarters and lay them out in front of you. You probably have enough to buy a small snack - maybe a fruity energy drink, a muffin or a chocolate bar. But not all three at once.

With the legislature not in session this past week, Premier Christy Clark paid a visit to the political epicenter of her government. No, not her hometown of Vancouver. But Kelowna, B.C.'s "City of Premiers.

If you're looking for family fun in the city this weekend, then I suggest you look no further than River Market. My search for items for this column led me in that direction - and I kept finding more treasures for local parents.

Dear Editor: This has been the strangest Easter yet for yours truly. In Surrey we hear there were about 200,000 people on the streets to celebrate the annual Vaisakhi Parade.

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor says let Coquitlam have six lanes, The Record, April 18. I totally support Mayor Wayne Wright's comments in this past Friday's Record about the Pattullo Bridge replacement project.

Dear Editor: On Saturday, along with several friends, I had the opportunity to attend the matinee of Annie at the Massey Theatre. It was spectacular! From the first note the orchestra played until the final closing of the curtains, I was mesmerized.

For the past 10 years, the drug Tamiflu has been the last line of defence against flu complications. During the menagerie of flu outbreaks (swine, bird) and SARS, the Canadian government spent $77 million on Tamiflu.

Dear Editor: In March 1938 on the orders of Adolf Hitler the German army invaded and occupied Austria. This was done in spite of the vehement opposition of the lawful Austrian government and in violation of international law.

It seems to me that the youth of today are under constant contemptuous and often unfair criticism. We are lazier and more unmotivated than a sloth. We are destroying the fundamental groundwork of the economy and of human culture.

Dear Editor: Re: Where is the mayor's logic?, Letter to the editor, The Record, April 11. There is a difference between the two groups referred to by Mr. Musser.