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LETTER: Clark's 'families first' mantra is tattered in BC public schools dispute

LETTER: Clark's 'families first' mantra is tattered in BC public schools dispute

The Editor, Re. "Parents told to keep kids home as labour dispute continues" (The Tri-City News, Sept. 3). Premier Christy Clark's mantra of "families first" is getting a bit tattered.
RADIA: Celebrate the success of ALS ice bucket challenge

RADIA: Celebrate the success of ALS ice bucket challenge

FACE TO FACE: Is the ALS ice bucket challenge a worthy cause or worthy of ridicule? A disconcerting pattern has developed on social media: a "build it up to knock it down" culture.
NELSON: Some ALS ice bucket challenge videos are feeding celebrity narcissism

NELSON: Some ALS ice bucket challenge videos are feeding celebrity narcissism

FACE TO FACE: Is the ALS ice bucket challenge a worthy cause or worthy of ridicule? S o it falls to me to throw cold water (sorry) on the ALS ice bucket challenge , the philanthropic blockbuster of the last few months.
LETTER: Development, construction are bad for Tri-Cities roads

LETTER: Development, construction are bad for Tri-Cities roads

The Editor, We enjoy many relatively new roads here in the Tri-Cities. But I am worried that we will sacrifice the quality of our roads with the frantic pace of construction. Evergreen Line construction is greatly affecting our streets.
LETTER: ICBC gets a rate increase, why not spend more on education?

LETTER: ICBC gets a rate increase, why not spend more on education?

The Editor, Re. "ICBC seeks 5.2% basic rate hike" (The Tri-City News, Aug. 27).
Letter: A retired 'specialist teacher' talks about life under NDP, Socred and BC Liberal governments

Letter: A retired 'specialist teacher' talks about life under NDP, Socred and BC Liberal governments

The Editor, I have recently retired after 35 years of teaching. In the ongoing contract dispute between teachers and the government, there have been many references to "special needs students" and "specialist teachers.
Letter: Lawsuit against province wouldn't work - they'd ignore it

Letter: Lawsuit against province wouldn't work - they'd ignore it

The Editor, Re. "Why don't other parents get $40/day provincial 'bribe'?" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 27).
Frustrated parent reflects on lessons of BC public school strike

Frustrated parent reflects on lessons of BC public school strike

The Editor, Thoughts from a frustrated parent We teach our kids to value education. Then provide none. We teach kids to work as a team. And we can't work together. We teach our kids to problem solve. Yet we can't solve our own problems.
EDITORIAL: It's a tax hike

EDITORIAL: It's a tax hike

The provincial government announced its latest tax hike on Tuesday. As has been the case in recent years, it did so indirectly. In fact, the announcement was made by the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
Beyond numbers in schools dispute

Beyond numbers in schools dispute

The Editor, With Sept. 2 just around the corner, the bargaining impasse between the provincial government and the BC Teachers' Federation hinges on numbers - wages, benefits and class size.