Opinion

T wo or more in the mix is usually better than one. Varietal wines, produced from one variety of grape, can be wonderful. I find, however, blends of two or more varietals to be much more interesting. St.

Dear Editor, Re: “Protect the mom and pop shops,” Letters , Aug. 14. Since you printed my letter “Protect the mom and pop shops,” I have had three, long-time merchants in Steveston thank me for my comments.

Dear Editor, Someone once told me that democracy begins in conversation because it is in conversation that we learn to care about one another. It is in conversation that we exchange ideas and hear the other side.

Dear Editor, A few days ago I saw someone along Gilbert Road raking leaves on the grounds of an apartment tower. By hand. Noiselessly, unpollutingly. I wanted to congratulate him.

Dear Editor: I came out after having coffee at McDonald’s at the Russ Baker Way location with my colleagues this morning. There were two elderly gentlemen sitting outside with a small Bichon.

Questionable memories, terror and suspicion colonize The Devil You Know by Elisabeth De Mariaffi, like maggots colonizing a corpse.

Rats totally devastated my garden this year. They nibbled my tomatoes, even those high on the vine; they bit into my beets and zucchini; they chomped on my cucumbers and gnawed through the stalks of my pole and bush beans, killing all plants.

Dear Editor, The Middle East has been a ticking time bomb for almost 70 years.

Dear Editor, Re: “RCMP fail to stop traffic violators,” Letters , Sept. 11. In response to Mr. Bulloch’s letter to the editor, there is an expression that many of us know — “Walk a mile in a man’s shoes before you judge him.” Mr.

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