Opinion

Although those of us in the media are generally loathe to agree, there's something to be said for media blackouts. Particularly when tense and complicated negotiations are at stake.

Any hope of seeing our kids back in school where they belong for the start of the academic year has been dashed. Now even the most optimistic among us are making plans for our kids well into October.

It's a common scenario. You open a your monthly bill, grimace at the charges and then insult is met with injury - the company is charging you a fee for sending your bill by mail.

Isn't "procrustean" the very definition of government? - Albert Saijo Indian summer: we're heading into autumn and already politics is in the air.

"I think there is some incentive for TransLink to actually send some love our way." District of North Vancouver Coun. Roger Bassam mulls a makeover of the "horrible" Phibbs Exchange (from an Aug. 24 news story).

There have been many letters to the editor in recent months from students worried about the labour dispute between teachers and the government.

For more than a century, “We’re going to the Pea-annee!” has been the delighted cry of children who don’t have the faintest idea what the Pacific National Exhibition is.

While our provincial politicians slumber (with several notable exceptions) on the summer barbecue circuit, our federal party leaders have been busy in this province.

It's always good to know the people you're dealing with, wouldn't you say? Especially if there's a dollar sign involved. Also if your personal well-being - basic air, water, protection from loud, hurtful explosions - are in the mix.

Dear Editor: At a TransLink workshop held in the Pinnacle Hotel some four years ago I suggested that we should provide fully enclosed shelters at the Phibbs bus exchange to provide protection against the cold, wind, rain and snow.