Opinion

Editor: It was World Water Day on Tuesday, March 22, and while some people were thinking about ways to conserve water, others obviously were not.

I know I’m a little late on this but I feel the need to spout my two bits on the patio issue.

News of the damage done to people and places by earthquakes, floods, the oil mess in the Gulf of Mexico, and other disasters has been superseded by the news from Japan.

With the recent appointment of a new cabinet under Premier Christy Clark, it occurred to me that I should share some of the “ins and outs” of government.

I’ve been planting some garden seeds. Getting my hands into the soil — even if it’s only the bagged kind — has been pure bliss.

Editor: Most of us have experienced, “Whew, that was a close one.”

If a federal election is called this week, British Columbians will be in the untenable position of having both a provincial and federal budget that have neither been debated nor voted on.

Well it appears that 2011 has started off on the right foot.

Editor: May I humbly suggest a way Japan might rebuild its status as a world leader with a plan for their recovery that all nations facing similar challenges could follow to their creating a better world that we so desperately need?