Opinion

FACE TO FACE: Barack Obama is popular in Canada - but should he be? I n his first year in office, U.S. President Barack Obama saved the world economy from a second great depression. It took the U.S.

FACE TO FACE: Barack Obama is popular in Canada - but should he be? U .S. President Barack Obama has the sizzle but doesn't have the substance. Yes, he is an articulate and skilled orator but so was Eddie, the guy who sold me a lemon of a used car.

The Editor, Re. "Coquitlam continues trash deal" (The Tri-City News, May 4).

Y ou've seen it. Guaranteed. The sign on Lougheed Highway saying "Thank you Larry for all the wonderful years." It is just half a block east of Shaughnessy in Port Coquitlam. You've seen him. Guaranteed.

As the Rick Hansen Relay winds its way through Coquitlam and Port Moody today, many young people will be on the sidelines watching this determined hero do his bit to make a difference.

The Editor, Canada celebrated 2012 National Nurses Week last week and Crossroads Hospice Society extends a heartfelt thanks to our Crossroads Inlet Centre Hospice nurses for the compassionate and exemplary care provided to our patients.

Free cradle-to-grave public education would be a great idea if we could afford it. Education is expensive and, in some cases, students should be expected to pay for it.

The Editor, Re. "Trees stay blue in Port Moody" (The Tri-City News, April 29). Spring has sprung, the flowers are blooming and the trees at Port Moody city hall are still blue.

The Editor, Re. "Better ways to run town hall meeting" (Letters, The Tri-City News, May 4).

FACE TO FACE: Are tax cuts for business and the wealthy good for the economy? M y colleague opposite is singing from the socialist hymn book this week: "Corporations and the rich are bad, raise their taxes," he chants.