Opinion

Editor: Re: SkyTrain trumps light rail, letter to the editor, Jan. 14 I see, Surrey's transit whiz, Daryl Dela Cruz, is trying to discredit Portland's famed light rail system.

Editor: I want to publicly thank Pets-N-Us for its recent donation of over $2,000 to S.A.I.N.T.S. Anyone who would like to visit S.A.I.N.T.

Editor: Re: Avian flu concerns hit close to home for OWL, Jan. 2 After reading the article we decided to take action.

Editor: Re: Unpatriotic liberal out of element, letter to the editor, Jan. 9 I would like to say that after going to Arizona every winter for the last eight years in an RV park, ML Burke's commentary is dead on.

A few weeks back we experienced one of those rare occasions when strong southeast winds combined with a seasonal high tide of close to 15 feet. All the major media outlets were parked down in at Boundary Bay giving play-byplays of the scene.

Editor: I'm far from being a political being but I do feeI I am a respectful being and speak out when I see disrespect happening.

Editor: During the holiday season our two children, ages eight and 11, made and delivered 200 flyers in our Boundary Bay neighbourhood asking for donations of warm blankets, coats, socks and toiletries for people living on the Downtown Eastside of Va

Editor: I just wanted to say what a happy experience it was doing my Christmas shopping in Ladner. Every store I went into I would find the staff helpful and friendly. No parking problems. No long line-ups.

January. Ugh. There's nothing good about January. Once New Year's is over and you've dried off from the Polar Bear Swim, it just goes downhill. People seem to be more pessimistic in January.

Intent. I've been struggling with that one word since the announcement back in October that a Delta police officer has been charged with second-degree murder. In a highly unusual and controversial case, Const.