Opinion

The coming of April Fool’s Day moved me to reflect on the many issues which it can commemorate.

Re: “Kicked Out of Inner Harbour” March 10-16

Trust the Irish to throw a wee kitchen party for a former English slave boy turned ordained bishop and posthumous saint, and have the world turn it into an annual green-beer fest. That’s marketing for you.

Teacher’s diary of her first week after earthquake shakes entire country

Well, we are going to the polls again and again it is predicted that seniors will do most of the voting.

Why are no newspapers holding Mr. Achenada, the CEO of BC Transit responsible for his part in Transit’s debt?

Although we like to believe that money can’t buy happiness, I’ve often found that misery can be made more bearable with a little extra green.

I see Harper’s Minister for Sports, Gary Lunn, is concerned about injuries among hockey players, and is devoting $5-million of our money to help them.

The Sendai mega-earthquake not only sent a tsunami of water over parts of coastal Japan, but also one of hysteria over the Canadian media.

On the radio I heard our BC government has ordered pharmacies not to sell nor to stockpile iodine tablets — because they don’t want to “alarm” the population.