Opinion

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.

Score one for the cynics who dismiss politicians as being only self-interested and concerned with clinging to power. In a chain of emails revealed by the Globe and Mail this week, we saw two B.C.

Dear Editor: Re: Greatest Threat to B.C. Environment in our Lifetime, May 9 opinion piece: Get the big picture, people. We can't keep extracting and burning hydrocarbons.Read the news.

As this latest dispute between B.C.'s teachers and the province rages on, we can't help but feel there are some lessons that just aren't being learned.

Dear Editor: Re. NV Construction Noise Irks Neighbour, April 27 : (Letter-writer) Robin Timms isn't alone in his anger and frustration at the way our developer-friendly municipalities are allowing the destruction of our residential neighbourhoods.

Dear Editor: After reading Argument Falls Short (May 14) by Todd Major, I couldn't help but feel that, indeed, his argument falls short. Mr. Major is speaking in "gardening" language, not "ecology" language.

" Sciatica, or pain in your leg that comes from irritation of the sciatic nerve in your back, can cause pain and numbness or tingling in your leg and limit your ability to sit, drive, walk or go to work.

Dear Editor: I was extremely angered by George Rammell's comments and sculpture of the president of Capilano University. Obviously, one of the best things President Bullcroft has done is to eliminate professor Rammell from the university.

"It's going to be as popular as the Stanley Park Seawall. Please quote that." City of North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto comments on the Spirit Trail (from a May 21 news story).