Opinion

Re: “Upstart party promises surprise candidates,” Sept. 5.

The do-gooders at K&K know all too well that sometimes you can’t please everyone.

The late Texan journalist Molly Ivins once wrote that “the truth, that little slippery bugger has the oddest habit of being way to hell off on one side or the other: it seldom nestles neatly halfway between any two opposing points of view.

There’s no doubt that cell phones have become the most used technological device for staying connected. Gone are the days of snail mail and a hand written letter.

A TV soap-opera synopsis would cover the storyline like this: Athana is furious at Rob, who slagged her in an email to all his friends. Rob was standing on the sidelines of the teachers’ strike desperately trying to get noticed.

To the editor: Re: “ Premier mum on ending strike, ” Sept. 5.

Last week, Olympic swimmer Brent Hayden jumped into the political pool , so to speak, and announced his candidacy for park board commissioner under the flag of fledgling party Vancouver First .

Given what the made-up word “suna” spells backwards, it seems inevitable Suna Studios would eventually attract some a-holes.