Opinion

As the Olympics open this weekend in Sochi, Russian politicians hope the Games will showcase all that country has to be proud of.

Dear Editor : Re: "Remembering Tim Jones, family, friends, colleagues and community members gather to honour local hero" Jan. 25. I was among the thousands who attended the memorial service to pay my respects to an amazing hero.

Dear Editor: An open letter to Education Minister Peter Fassbender and the BCTF: When is it time to cut the losses? To the government: Instead of wasting more taxpayers' money on an appeal of a decision that has previously gone against you and will u

"I don't know how to tell my girl in the future, 'I made the right decision.'" George Deng has second thoughts about fleeing China's one-child policy in light of a seniors centre proposal (from a Feb. 2 News story).

North Vancouver has two mayors, two official community plans and a population smaller than Abbotsford. The two North Vans share a border, police, and an emergency management office.

Dear Editor: A couple of years ago, we moved an old park bench to the front of our yard. The old wooden seat, painted purple with black iron arms, offered a rest stop to passing neighbours.

Of all the many controversies that have dogged the B.C. Liberals during their near-13 years in power, few match their inept, wrongheaded and in the end illegal actions against two public sector unions.

Dear Editor : I have noticed it is becoming increasingly common for the North Shore News to take journalistic liberty with the term "Lower Lonsdale." More and more articles refer to this area as "LoLo.

Dear Editor: I was surprised to read recently about the disrespect shown to our veterans by the Minister for Veterans Affairs. It is particularly galling in light of this government's eagerness to send our troops to war.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his government are known to be calculated tacticians. They do not go charging down any blind alleys and they leave nothing to chance.