Opinion

A s associate dean of science at Simon Fraser University, I've conducted thousands of experiments.

L ay off awards shows, Andy. I like awards shows. I'm not particularly proud of it, but there it is. It's not a topic that warrants consequential debate, especially since this weekend's awards show, the Grammys, leave me cold.

A t the risk of sounding like an old fuddy-duddy, one of my biggest pet peeves are those darn award shows. And at this time of the year, as much as I try, I simply can't escape them.

It took a cultural shift to battle drinking and driving, perhaps it's time to make another shift so fewer pedestrians die in our streets. As with drunk driving, we can do that by changing laws, attitudes and public perception.

The Editor, Re. "PoCo pans grow ops" (The Tri-City News, Jan. 30).

P olitical attack ads work but they're ugly and unhelpful.

C oquitlam teacher Ken Ipe has done his students a real service. As many know, his Social Justice 12 classes took it to the streets to get New Westminster's Paramount Gentlemen's Club shut down.

"I hate attack ads." "I'm sick of them." "They turn people off politics." T hat's the common refrain coming from a lot of people these days about the negative attack ads targeted at Adrian Dix and the NDP.

WHAT WE THINK: T he province is taking care to avoid hassles over the building of the Evergreen Line and has struck three business liaison committees to deal with construction concerns.

The Editor, With the recommendations from the Pickton inquiry, there has been some discussion of regionalizing Metro Vancouver police forces. I fully support these discussions as a Lower Mainland resident and a former Port Moody city councillor.