Opinion

I have never been one to play with guns. Any and all of my knowledge about weapons, as for most of my friends, stems from movies, TV, video games and the Internet.

It is astounding, in this day and age, with so much information so easily available to so many people, that one in five Canadians still believe women who are sexually assaulted "asked for it.

One over-privileged baby. Ninety-three thousand poor children. Which one deserves the headlines? OK, OK, we're not totally hardhearted.

Re: Digital billboards expected to bring in $25M, The Record, July 12.

Okanagan College is reaching out to former students and employees of the B.C. Vocational School, Okanagan College and Okanagan University College as we prepare to celebrate our 50th birthday.

Do political scandals really matter when all is said and done? It's a fair and relevant question to pose after the surprise result of the May provincial disenchantment in her caucus.

At a time when the B.C. government is examining every nook and cranny to find excess spending to cut from its annual budgets, it's to be expected that some provincial programs will lose funding.

When you work in a school, goodbyes are expected.

Dear Editor: Re: Chief Skugaid should remain on Fraser, Letters to the editor, July 17.

Dear Editor: Today's weak labour market for youth is not only hurting young Canadians. It's also taking a financial toll on their middle-class parents. There are still 200,000 fewer jobs for young Canadians than before the recession.