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Extension arouses suspicion

Extension arouses suspicion

The Editor, So, Terry Lake and Rich Coleman are having a hard time making a decision - I wonder why? Maybe Port Metro Vancouver's contribution to the "harmonized process" decision is not ready yet? Or PMV is waiting for an application for a permit to
Dix's winners are losers

Dix's winners are losers

The Editor, I wasn't as thrilled as Adrian Dix was about going to Ottawa to "learn from other NDP winners" last week. First, Mr.
Clark traded debate for negative ads

Clark traded debate for negative ads

The Editor, Re: "Clark needs to do more than complain," Opinion, Jan. 23. The suggestion that Christy Clark has been stymied in her attempt to engage Adrian Dix in meaningful debate ignores the fact that the B.C.
Liberal radio ad explains it all, almost

Liberal radio ad explains it all, almost

There's a new radio ad coming at you through the ether, zipping about as electromagnetic waves. When it hits an antenna, it resolves into sound, then into concentrated political horse hooey.
Scramble works and adds character

Scramble works and adds character

The Editor, As a Steveston resident, and taking a non-partisan view for both pedestrians and drivers, I support the Steveston scramble at Moncton Street and No. 1 Road.
We need ALC transparency

We need ALC transparency

The Editor, Re "Richmond councillors want say on farmland fill," News, Jan. 23. Thanks to farmer Ray Galawan, with excellent support from the Richmond community, the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) acted on Jan.
What we've inherited from warriors of the past

What we've inherited from warriors of the past

Authors say that when they're writing a story, the characters often take on a life of their own. Every now and then something similar happens to me with a word - suddenly I've written it, unaware of even having thought of it.
Blame Armstrong, not us

Blame Armstrong, not us

The Editor, Re: "Prioritizing hero worship," Editorial, Jan. 23. I take exception to your statement that the public desire for Lance Armstrong to be exonerated reflects on us as much as it does him.
Butt out today, forever

Butt out today, forever

You know a hundred reasons to quit smoking already, but for National Non-Smoking Week, here's another. Lung cancer migrates. It can spread, into the brain, into the glands, and into the bones.
Prioritizing hero worship

Prioritizing hero worship

This week, former seven-time Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong finally admitted to the world what most of us had already concluded - he cheated. Officially, the evidence had been stacked up for a while.