Opinion

We do live in a very strange world. An uproar and refusal to build a park behind Munson Mountain. Now Penticton council wishes us to have a prison in this district.

Penticton has succumbed to the universal error that progress means change. A desire to compete with what is now viewed as social convention, has cost this community not only millions in misplaced dollars, but the very unique and very abundant harvest for which the Okanagan was known in decades past.

Do your kids go to a good school? I wonder how often parents ask this question.

The provincial government wants to sell you on the wonders of the Harmonized Sales Tax. Not surprising, since they are the major proponents of the Yes side in the referendum scheduled for September, which will decide the future of the reconfigured sales tax system.

The South Okanagan’s public image has been enhanced over the years through tourism, wine production, agriculture and outdoor sports, plus the scenic value of its surrounding landscape.

Kick, turn, roll, flip — it’s the regular exercise I get every night as I try and fall asleep,

Education as we know it needs a change in direction to meet 21st century educational needs. Because of a global awakening and technological advancement, the old style of education that many of today’s parents and grandparents experienced, isn’t enough now. There needs to be a realization that we no longer live the way that we used to. Our educational philosophy may be outdated. We should no longer teach the way that we may have been taught.

As my past correspondence has so often indicated, I do not agree with all decisions made by our elected officials, at all levels of government. I make up my own mind on issues and I try to be objective and fair.

I was at the Jan 6 open house on the city’s budget discussions and questioned the $200,000 increase to Penticton and its transit system.