Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Move raises questions, Letters to the Editor, The Record, Feb. 8. Letter writer Joe Sawchuk compiles a fictional case against B.C.

With B.C.

Some people might mistakenly think I'm easy to impress. I still can't believe 40-ton jumbo jets float through clouds, Jell-o doesn't melt, dogs can learn how to dance and phones don't even need cords anymore.

Dear Editor: On Aug. 8, Des Pearson, auditor general for Victoria, Australia, announced his retirement, after six years as auditor general.

Dear Editor: I'm afraid it's that time for all of us in British Columbia to start thinking about who we are going to vote for in the provincial election this Spring.

Dear Editor: Does a person have to be a pessimist, outright cynic - or worse, a fan of the Book of Revelations (excluding me) - to notice just how disturbingly twisted (though collective society conveniently becomes 'morally relative' about it) human

Dear Editor: On Jan. 31, the Community, Sport, and Cultural Development Minister, Bill Bennett, announced $6.25 million in funding for young people involved in artistic ventures.

Dear Editor: It is always sad to see a business decide to shut down after it has become part of the community. We can suppose that in this case it is because a new Safeway and other food options have bled off enough customers to not make IGA viable.

The B.C. Liberal government has hired an economic consultant to lend credence to its upcoming budget, but I'm not sure that's going to be enough to make British Columbians believers again.

We're sorry to see John Doyle, British Columbia's auditor general jump ship, although you really can't blame him.