Opinion

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: When watching movies about evil would-be world conquerors or independently wealthy superheroes, I've always wondered how they built their underground fortresses without attracting attention.

Dear Editor: The North Shore News is not an international newspaper. It is also not a city newspaper. It is a good suburban journal.

Dear Editor: I drive a seven-seat SUV. I also ride a 20-pound bicycle. Here are two perspectives from two very different vehicles on the road. When I am driving, cyclists are often a hazard.

Dear Editor Re: "It's Not Easy Being Green When it Comes to Using Compost Bins", May 21 (Letter-writer) Eva Lyman mentions the cost of kitchen compost bags, as well as the smell of decaying waste.

"I'd rather be teaching." Social studies teacher Norm Nichols discusses teachers' anger over the decision to cut 10 per cent of their wages as part of a partial lockout (from a May 30 news story).

Development on the North Shore must stop — at least temporarily. That was the thesis of Coun. Lisa Muri's impassioned speech at District of North Vancouver council Monday. Muri made many cogent points.

TransLink made $36.8 million last year, marking the first time they’ve written year-end reports in black ink since 2008.

The B.C. Liberal government has largely shed the labor relations headaches it helped create when it first took power in 2001, with one glaring exception.

Dear Editor: My district taxes just went up $1,100 and I learn we have a new DIY recyclable for plastic and glass. Our tax dollars at work? How much personal time (and gas) will be used as we each deposit our own waste? Fran Bryant North Vancouver

The "survivor story" is a staple of the news business. A sure-fire read, or mesmerizing clip on the television news.