Opinion

When the teachers' strike divided the province last summer, everyone in B.C. supported the government - financially, if not philosophically.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Glen Parker's letter "Pipeline Co-operation Needed" in your Dec. 3 issue.

"That's really what allowed closeted nerds to come out." Pete Turcotte, owner of Big Pete's Comics and Collectibles, attributes comic books' growing popularity to the success of TV sitcom The Big Bang Theory (from a Feb. 1 Focus story).

When the teachers’ strike divided the province last summer, everyone in B.C. supported the government — financially, if not philosophically.

Dear Editor: We read and listen to your columnist Keith Baldrey on a regular basis. Also, my husband and I read the North Shore News regularly, including editorials and letters to the editor.

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Glen Parker’s letter “Pipeline Co-operation Needed” in your Dec. 3 issue. He states that the use (and expansion) of North American pipelines is the lowest risk alternative for transporting Albertan oil.

It’s a move that could make a Benedictine monk violate his vow of silence with a profanity-laden rant.

As the child of two intelligent, loving parents I’ve grown up thinking that the adults around us, particularly the parents, typically have the right answers. That pristine picture in my mind is starting to get a little blotchy these days.

A recent dust-up on social media between an NDP MLA and B.C.’s lone Green Party MLA provides a few more clues about the apparent shifting political landscape in this province.

Dear Editor: Re: West Vancouver mayor supports climate warning labels on gas pumps , Jan. 18 front-page story.