Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Why did Crosty lose?, Letters to the editor, The Record, Nov. 23, by Scott Larsen. Anyone who seriously wonders how most of the incumbents won the election, apparently so handily, should take a look at the financial statements.

I once spoke to an RCMP officer who works with teenagers, and she rolled her eyes and described the stupid arguments that she hears about pot.

It's been a tough week for the human race. As officials from the world's nations gather in the sunny resort town of Durban, South Africa, the consensus is that nothing will be done to avert or even lessen the effects of climate change.

The B.C. government continues to spend gargantuan amounts of money, but the source of much of that money is steadily drying up. As a result, the B.C. Liberals face some stark choices: forget balancing the budget, cut spending or raise taxes.

Dear Editor: What seems to be at issue in this debate around Black Peter is a failure to acknowledge and understand distinctions that need to be made between racist intent and racist impact.

Remember the good ol' days? The days when no one batted an eye if you drank all night long and then grabbed your jacket, hat and keys and toddled off to the parking lot in a notso-straight line? When everyone left well enough alone TH about whether o

Dear Editor: I am completely appalled that in this day and age the Sinterklaas Festival at the Quay has been cancelled.

Dear Editor: As a Bible-believing Christian, I would like at this time to remind my brothers and sisters that we don't have to make a big deal about Christmas because nowhere in scripture does it indicate the father wanted us or expected us to have a

Dear Editor: Re: Room for traditions - but not for racism, Our View, The Record, Nov. 25. I was very disappointed and to some degree insulted by your editorial regarding the Sinterklaas celebrations and the role of Black Peter in this event.

The banking industry is big news these days, but I have to wonder if we are forgetting the other bank that is growing in our society - the food bank.