Opinion

Riots, revolutions, anger, fear, impotence and hopelessness.

Editor: Most of the news we hear or read these days is so negative and frightening it makes me want to stop watching or reading the news entirely. However, here's a great news story that deserves reporting.

Editor: Re: New model provides no guarantees, Murphy's Law, Aug. 12 Ted Murphy is correct.

It's always been next to impossible to legislate taste and common sense, but I suspect local politicians are ready to add pride of ownership to that list if they haven't already done so.

EDITOR: Re: Port volumes up slightly mid-year report shows, Aug. 12 Recent comments by Robin Silvester, president and CEO of Port Metro Vancouver, raise alarm bells. He claims recent statistics "highlight the importance of infrastructure upgrades.

Editor: It is an extraordinary measure that I speak to an issue that is yet to complete the course of due process.

Editor: After reading and digesting Century Group's latest proposal for the Southlands, I can see it is trying to divide and conquer.

Editor: Attending the Delta council meeting on Monday to hear the mayor and council's decision on an Arthur Drive comprehensive development was more than an eye-opener.

In recent months a confusing array of statements, all citing the need for higher rates, fees and taxes, has appeared.

Editor: The B.C. Teachers' Federation should apologize to its union members for such a public display of their ignorance of present day world economics and their consequences. Pat Cash