Opinion

They’re everywhere. They totter on two wobbly legs. Some scurry about on all fours. Many are hauled around in backpack carriers, front pouches, and hip slings.

One of the NBA’s worst-kept secrets reared its ugly head last month — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling isn’t a big fan of black people. For that matter, he also doesn’t like Hispanics.

Way back in 1970 — the Dark Ages, for sure — the band Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young topped the charts with “Teach Your Children,” a philosophical tune that included the stanza: Teach your parents well/Their children’s hell will slowly go by/And feed

EDITOR, The Sliammon Treaty passed Third Reading in the House of Commons April 28, and is en route to the Senate. The people of the corridor might wonder why I could not completely support a treaty in our riding that I helped bring about.

EDITOR, Kudos to The Chief for alerting readers about B.C. Hydro’s clearcutting along the Hunter Trail on Hospital Hill (“Hydro clearing ‘genocide’ for birds: resident,” April 30).

EDITOR, Only two persons spoke out against chickens at the first of two public hearings, myself included. No one spoke in favour. Due to a technicality, the public hearing was to be repeated on Tuesday (May 6).

EDITOR, When we were riding our bikes on Jack’s Trail, there was a group of men riding their bikes two across on the trail. I was coming downhill and they would not move over. I am 7 years old and that’s not fair.

EDITOR, The initiative to develop a brand that accurately reflects Squamish today is one to be applauded.

EDITOR, In the early morning hours of April 25, I was woken by the boom-boom of a partying crowd of students across Mashiter Creek from my home.

EDITOR, I just got details from the March 18 council meeting and it appears council passed a motion to include backyard chickens and residential farmgate sales into the definition of urban agriculture, so it is included in the zoning bylaw omnibus am