Opinion

“Don’t march on Moscow.”

I’d like to comment on Keith McNeill’s excellent editorial on income inequality in the Jan. 10 issue of the Times. Currently, more than 80 per cent of the world’s population live in countries where income differentials are widening, so while it is so very true that the disparity between rich and poor are at the root of the world’s social ills, I believe the problem goes much deeper.

A welcome New Year’s resolution for our local retail businesses: swivel chairs for our helpful, kind ladies at the cashiers. They are too friendly to complain but it hurts us customers to see them standing all day, so unnecessarily. It must be a torture.

Thank you very much for your edition featuring Clearwater Hockey Days 2011! The Pee Wee Girls have had great response to their fundraising project Pennies For Pucks.

On Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, I listened to the nine a.m. news on Radio NL. Kamloops-North Thompson MLA (Liberal) Terry Lake was featured on that broadcast as supporting the sentiment that had allegedly been expressed to him by some of our fellow constituents: that the anti-HST-inspired MLA recall campaign opens the door for those who didn't vote in the last election to take away the voice of those that did vote in the last election.

In past years, I've offered up wish lists for our community. 2011 is a little different. This year marks the 100th anniversary of BC Parks, so in honour of that, I'm offering up a wish list for Wells Gray and North Thompson Provincial Parks.

In the Jan 10, 2011 issue of the Times one of the letters was about the plight of the wildlife in the brushed area around the town.