Opinion

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.

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.

The Editor, Re. "ICBC seeks 5.2% basic rate hike" (The Tri-City News, Aug. 27).

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.

The Editor, Re. "Why don't other parents get $40/day provincial 'bribe'?" (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 27).

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.

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.

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.

C uts to special police units will eventually mean an increase in organized crime in B.C. The province has cut $4.

The Editor, Many thanks to everyone involved with the Sunday Summer Concerts at Rocky Point Park in Port Moody. I heard about the free concerts too late two summers ago but last year, I attended a number of them and this year only missed one.