Opinion

Commentators worried that Canadians will go on a spending spree if interest rates stay steady or decline needn't worry.

FACE TO FACE:Should schools continue to teach 'joined-up' writing? Awizened, silver-haired woman sucks back a Red Bull, held in her age-spotted left hand.

FACE TO FACE: Should schools continue to teach 'joined-up' writing? The trouble in all too many of our modern schools, says a favourite writer of mine, "is that the State, being controlled so specially by the few, allows cranks and experiments to go

Supporting B.C. farmers is crucial if future generations are going to enjoy the taste of a juicy Okanagan peach or hot, buttered Chilliwack corn.

The Editor, Re. "It's Coast Meridian Highway" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 5).

The Editor, Re. "Fed bear is now a dead bear" (The Tri-City News, Aug. 5). I'll keep this letter short and to the point. Attention Tri-City residents: I'm sick and tired of having the same simple message ignored week after week.

FACE TO FACE: Should arts groups continue to get federal tax dollars? "I'll get the barn. You get the gang together and we'll put on a show!" Thus emoted a pre-teen Mickey Rooney to Judy Garland in Babes on Broadway .

The Editor , Re. "Green Party gets lost in static over smart meters" (BC Views, The Tri-City News, Aug. 3). Columnist Tom Fletcher is correct: The 2009 BC Greens' platform had a timeline that included hydro smart metering by 2012.

FACE TO FACE: Should arts groups continue to get federal tax dollars? When people of a certain social and economic class talk about "the arts," they often speak in hushed and reverent tones more suited to the interior of a church.

The Editor, Re. "605 signatures versus 2 votes" (Letters, The Tri-City News, July 29).