Opinion

West Vancouver - Dear Editor: As I picked up District of West Vancouver Community Report, Summer 2014, I looked forward to reading what was going on in West Vancouver.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: Who's looking out for the North Shore? I find it interesting that every area in the Lower Mainland experiencing traffic congestion gets major projects to alleviate traffic.

"DFO told me we had to kill this thing.

A team of students at North Carolina State just created a nail polish designed to change colour when dipped into a cocktail spiked with commonly-used date rape drugs.

Is terrorcitement a word? The highest force in the universe - spellchecker - says no, so I guess it's not. But I can't come up with a real word to better describe the moments before I took the exotic car tour offered by West Vancouver's Scenic Rush.

Dear Editor: Why did the government tear up the existing collective agreement over a decade ago? Were they mean spirited? Do they dislike children? Did they not think of the legal implications? I think not.

North Vancouver - Dear Editor: Re: Teachers lockout and strike.The latest information we have on the dispute is that the government is going to dig in their heels on this one.Mediator Vince Ready cannot deal with the gap between the two sides.

Although those of us in the media are generally loathe to agree, there's something to be said for media blackouts. Particularly when tense and complicated negotiations are at stake.

Any hope of seeing our kids back in school where they belong for the start of the academic year has been dashed. Now even the most optimistic among us are making plans for our kids well into October.

It's a common scenario. You open a your monthly bill, grimace at the charges and then insult is met with injury - the company is charging you a fee for sending your bill by mail.