Opinion

FACE TO FACE: Gas prices go up and down in lockstep - is collusion the reason? It's easy to imagine inflexible class warriors such as my debating partner using crayons to do their economic 'rithmetic.

Many Canadians are barely keeping their heads above water when it comes to their finances.

The Editor, Re. " Late-night transit crucial" (Letters, The Tri-City News, March 2).

Paths - sometimes they twist and sometimes they bend, sometimes you feel like you have been going in the same direction forever.

The Editor, A friend and I attended the most fabulous performance last Friday by musician Maceo Parker at the Commodore Ballroom but we had to leave before the end because the SkyTrain was about to shut down for the night.

The Editor, I have just received notification of the 2011 Coquitlam utility rate increases along with a pamphlet outlining reasons for the increases.

FACE TO FACE:B.C. was painted pink Wednesday, but not the Face to Face columnists. Why? Ididn't wear pink on Wednesday. Even my usually reactionary colleague refused. He, too, thinks Pink Shirt Day is counterproductive.

The Editor, Re. "10 charges in women's deaths" (The Tri-City News, Feb. 23). The tragic deaths of two young women last Saturday in Coquitlam - at night, struck by a hit and run driver - should lead to changes so they did not die in vain.

FACE TO FACE: B.C. was painted pink Wednesday, but not the Face to Face columnists. Why? They say that brown is the new black. Next year, black will undoubtedly be the new brown, and all the fashionistas will have to change their wardrobes yet again.

The Editor, Re. "Board to fears" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Feb. 18). What a ridiculous comparison to make, saying looking at a billboard is as distracting as talking or texting on a phone while driving.