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Universities will have to evolve as the Internet provides other options

Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Well, when it comes to the Canada Border Services Agency, we'd have to say it's much more than half full.

Re: "Japan might help tsunami cleanup," Sept. 5. I was pleased that there is some intergovernmental committee to deal with this situation. But the emphasis in the article was on the cleanup on the shores.

Re: "B.C. plans K-12 curriculum overhaul," Sept. 4. The article and the splashy website referred to in the article (bcedplan.ca) asserted that the world had changed, but the K-12 curriculum had not kept up. A true statement.

Re: "Road rage incident follows Pat Bay snarl," Sept. 6. Another rear-end accident close to Sayward.

When shots were fired on Tuesday night and Pauline Marois was hauled off the stage, the Quebec provincial police guarding her dragged her into a corridor behind the stage, unwittingly moving her toward the danger.

Re: "Natural resources drive 20 per cent of economy: report," Sept 5. The Harper government released figures showing that natural resources drive 20 per cent of the economy and about 10 per cent of all jobs.

Re: "Eight hidden gems," Aug. 30. The selection of Outerbridge Park as one of the "hidden gems" in the Victoria/Saanich region is entirely justified. The glory days of the original Shangri La garden are returning to this horticulture landmark.

Re: "Off you go, soldier," Aug. 4. No, the Canada Border Services Agency is not right to order American war resister (not "deserter") Kimberly Rivera back to the U.S.

There's an overwhelming urge to joke about a cabinet shuffle dedicated to renewal where one of the fresh new faces is 79 years of age.