Opinion

The Editor, Re. "Should Canada (pass the Cheetos) legalize marijuana?" (Face to Face, The Tri-City News, Dec. 16). Regarding columnist Jim Nelson's thoughtful Dec.

The selection of an operator for a shelter and transition housing in Coquitlam is an important milestone for the long-awaited facility at 3030 Gordon Ave.

FACE TO FACE: Should Canada (pass the Cheetos) legalize marijuana? Legalize marijuana? Now that my Led Zeppelin , Retinal Circus generation is in charge, there is more enthusiasm for this idea from far beyond the Cheetos-munching crowd.

FACE TO FACE: Should Canada (pass the Cheetos) legalize marijuana? It seems my colleague opposite and I both agree that the current laws and regulations that deal with marijuana are not working.

Roads are amazing - poured concrete stretched as far as the eye can see, trucks whizzing along, white lines leading into the horizon. Like many other things, I have taken roads for granted. They are there and they work. Whatever.

Gaily wrapped gifts under the tree have been a Christmas tradition for generations.

The Editor, Re. "TransLink cops' future queried" (The Tri-City News, Dec. 9). Anyone who sincerely believes fare gates and transit smart cards will drastically reduce fare evasion has never used transit systems in other cities.

The Editor, Having lived on Westwood Plateau for a year, attended college and worked full-time, I have used transit a lot.

The Editor, Re. "Promises, promises" (front page, The Tri-City News , Dec. 7). Two articles reported two city mayors' inaugural speeches. One mayor talks about high taxes and empathizing with taxpayers reaching their tipping point.

FACE TO FACE: Should Canada bow out of the United Nations? Each game of the recent Rugby World Cup saw 30 gentlemanly ruffians in the most violent of human interplay, tightly monitored and controlled by one referee, whose whistles and admonitions the