Opinion

I was on the Delta school district website the other day when I came across a piece on the three new academies that will begin operating this September.

Editor: Re: Seniors shouldn't pay as much as families, letter to the editor, Feb.

Editor: Despite being very outspoken on the question of crime, Prime Minister Stephen Harper seems far from eager to discuss the legislation he's promised to pass within 100 days of taking office - legislation that will allow online spying without a

Editor: Re: Put these neighbourhood bullies in proper place, letter to the editor, Feb.

Something tells me it's not a coincidence. Last week, Statistics Canada released the first data from last year's census, which showed Delta's population grew by a paltry 3.3 per cent over the previous five years.

Editor: Re: Utility bill to reach $915 this year, Feb.

Allow me to introduce myself in a roundabout way and why I am plying pen to paper. I am a born and bred Ladner resident, graduating from "Delta High," the only high school in Delta at the time.

Editor: Obviously I am mistaken, as I had thought the tax-paying public would be entitled to know what is intended with regard to the establishment of an international free trade zone in Canada. So far we do know that both the federal and B.C.

Editor: Re: Tunnel is obvious priority, Murphy's Law, Feb. 10 The United States is economically and militarily the most powerful nation on earth. It is also Canada's largest trading partner and closest neighbour.

I came home from work a few weeks ago to see the strangest thing: my neighbour's house was beached like a sick whale. One side was floating peacefully in the river, where it should be, while the other side rested on a slope of silt.