Opinion

Dear Editor, Re: “Open-minded church marking 60 years,” News, Aug. 29. In 1994, my HIV infection progressed to full-blown AIDS. I could no longer work and was informed that I had less than two years to live. I was advised to make final arrangements.

Readers of my column know well how much I encourage lottery winners to go a little crazy with their mega-jackpots. I mean, what’s the point of winning the lottery if you aren’t going to have a little fun with it.

Dear Editor, There’s been a lot of information and opinion on how and if ride-sharing should be implemented.

Thank you for coming today. I want to discuss your application for the job of prime minister. There are other applicants for the role, as you know, and we will be filling the position Oct. 21. As part of the process, I have a few questions.

The Editor, I am writing regarding the threat to, and potential loss of, human life in the event of the Trans Mountain Pipeline completion.

A young woman I know was off travelling recently.

I spell it k-n-e-e-r-e-p-l-a-c-e-m-e-n-t. Okay, just sound it out. In 1971, at the tender age of 15, I fell and landed knee first on a cement floor. That’s all it took to tear the cartilage in one knee.

Dear Editor, Ladies and gentlemen, please enjoy, as today I entertain you with a trick known as The Wasted Use Of Your Tax Dollars When You Say You Want To Save Them.

On the Kamchatka Penninsula, a relatively isolated part of Russia, two girls go missing. Eleven-year-old Alyona and eight-year-old Sophia, alone and trusting, accept a ride from an unknown man and vanish.

As part of Summer Reading Club each year, we encourage kids to tell us about the books they’ve been reading. Here are this week’s reviews: