Opinion

Editor: In Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing, an Italian restaurateur in Harlem refuses to place photos of black celebrities alongside his beloved Italians. He lives to rue the day.

Readers are interacting with this newspaper in an amazing new way - are you one of them? Just weeks after launching Layar - an app that brings the printed page to life - the Optimist has changed the way people can read their newspaper.

Editor: Two opinions voiced by Delta council at its meeting in North Delta on Feb. 18 are notable. Video proceedings are now archived for viewing on Delta's website at http: //www.corp.delta. bc.ca/EN/main/mayor/councilvideos.html. Firstly (Item B.

Editor: Re: Numbers decline again at Delta Visitor ain at Delta Visi Centre, Feb.

Many view the pending developments at the Tsawwassen First Nation in a negative light given the traffic they'll generate, the farmland they'll cover and the general congestion they'll bring to our little slice of paradise.

The warm-up to the May provincial election is underway. It is not too soon to consider how we will cast our ballots.

Editor: On Jan. 28, I attended a meeting with other parents, school trustees and school board personnel because of a recent announcement from the minister of education informing every school district in B.C.

Editor: Re: Tsawwassen Springs drive-thru gets green light, Feb.

Editor: Re: Surrey Fraser Docks seeking dust-free port, Feb. 20 First off, who's who? Fraser Surrey Docks came to Delta council; they used to be Fraser River Port Authority.

Editor: Somehow I've become "that guy"... the one showing up at the office, supermarket or community meeting with sweat on the brow and a mud-spackled safety vest. I am the suburban cyclist - one of several who commute daily along Delta's roads.