Opinion

O n Sept. 21, I marched down the streets of Kathmandu with a banner and a police escort. A mob of human rights defenders surrounded me, including participants from 32 not-for-profit organizations.

The Editor, Re. "Foundation of caring" (River-view Stories, The Tri-City News, Oct. 3). What a wonderful letter written by Kenneth Baker in Wednesday's paper.

The Editor, This Thanksgiving weekend, families across B.C. will sit down together to share a wonderful meal while giving thanks for life's many blessings.

The dumping of bacon at a Port Coquitlam Muslim mosque suggests some people haven't adjusted to the current reality: The Tri-Cities is a diverse, multicultural community and we are richer for it.

The Editor, Re. "Nexen deal good for our economy" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Sept. 28). I agree that international investment is good for Canada but we as a country should not give it away at any cost.

The Editor, Re. "Nexen deal good for our economy" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Sept. 28). I am disturbed by the approach advocated by Face to Face columnist Andy Radia.

The Editor, As a citizen living on a busy street in Port Coquitlam, I'm constantly in awe and irritated at how loud motorcycles are.

FACE TO FACE: Should the feds OK the Chinese takeover of an Alberta oil company? C NOOC, a Chinese company, wants to buy Nexen, an Alberta oil company, for $15.1 billion. I'm against it, and not because it's the godless communists.

FACE TO FACE: Should the feds OK the Chinese takeover of an Alberta oil company? O ttawa's forthcoming decision on whether to approve China National Offshore Oil Company's $15.

National Seniors Day is Oct. 1. Seniors aren't problems to be managed and aging is not an illness. But too often we talk about older British Columbians that way, in terms both inaccurate and demeaning. There are certainly challenges in growing older.