Opinion

The Editor, At 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 5, I became aware of a non-emergency, but nonetheless worrisome, situation in front of our home (across from a former grow-op).

Insomnia, anxiety, allergic reactions, palpitations and withdrawal. Is this a list of symptoms from an illegal drug? No, it's what adults have known for years are the downsides of drinking too much coffee and tea.

FACE TO FACE: Should federal lefties unite under one banner to fight the right? Eight years after the Progressive Conservative and the Canadian Alliance parties merged to unite Canada's political right, there is increasing chatter about a similar mov

The Editor, Re. "Mayors set to hike gas tax" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 5).

FACE TO FACE: Should federal lefties unite under one banner to fight the right? Is it time the political left in Canada coalesced around a few broad progressive principles to run against the Conservatives in the next election? My colleague, always in

The Editor, Re. "Mayors set to hike gas tax" (The Tri-City News, Oct. 5).

The voice is a powerful instrument. Whether delivering a political speech or performing a song, our voices can be a moving mode of communication. We go to school for years, where we strengthen our vocabularies and learn to speak eloquently.

The Editor, As P.T. Barnum observed, "There is a sucker born every minute." And with the regional mayors goose-stepping in unison with TransLink's demand for more money, it seems we are governed by suckers.

The Editor, So why are we discussing a municipal auditor general? Wasn't the introduction of the Community Charter in 2004 designed to balance greater municipal autonomy with greater municipal accountability? Have we been sold another bill-of-goods?

Heritage Minister and Tri-City MP James Moore has an opportunity to save the day for the RCMP in British Columbia if he can play the role of conciliatory intervener in the current federal-provincial imbroglio over contract negotiations.