Opinion

A new year is a time for new beginnings. Like many of my constituents, I'll be looking at fewer goodies and more exercise in 2012. If individuals can choose to change their paths, it seems to me that governments ought to be able to as well.

I'm not ashamed to admit I was a pretty good student. Always got good grades even though I didn't always work the hardest. I could pass tests like nobody's business, and all seemed good and right during my high school days.

Dear Editor: A simple question is being asked by parents "What are you going to do when 70 to 80 per cent of a group of children are failing?" Is it really that difficult to evaluate the situation and see where things are going wrong? Is there no one

Well, it certainly didn't take long for overheated rhetoric and base hypocrisy to colour the assessment hearing for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project.

It's been a long time coming for such an obvious idea. The union representing employees of B.C.

Dear Editor: I recently took a friend to the Quay for a stroll on the boardwalk. I was very dismayed at the condition of the railings. They look like they haven't seen a pressure washer or paint in years.

Re: Hospital issues are ongoing, Letters to the editor, The Record, by Judy Darcy, Jan. 6. Once again an NDPer making a drama happen.

Dear Editor: Re: Letters to the editor: Big labour is not the solution, Jan. 13, and Time to listen to hospital workers, Jan. 11. Further to recent letters from Messrs.

Dear Editor: Re: Pleased with smart meters, Letters to the editor, The Record, Dec. 30. What nonsense imaginatively dreamed up. $100 million stolen from Hydro annually! Anyone with a little knowledge of arithmetic can see how wrong this is.

The attack on Lisa McIntosh in Queen's Park last week was disturbing and thought provoking. Who wasn't impressed by McIntosh's spirit? When the young woman was attacked by two thugs she struck back - kicking one in the groin.