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BALDREY: Expect election interest to pick up soon

BALDREY: Expect election interest to pick up soon

Even for a political observer, it’s difficult to get too excited about an election campaign during the dog days of summer. With the exception of political operatives, I suspect it’s the same thing for most people.
LETTER: Books worthy of artful display

LETTER: Books worthy of artful display

Dear Editor: Re: Harmony Arts Festival in West Vancouver Missing from the arts on display are books.
LAUTENS: Now-infamous bump rattles the teacups

LAUTENS: Now-infamous bump rattles the teacups

We in West Vancouver put the world’s crises in calm perspective. Global markets falling. Faith in the prime minister shaken, or stirred, depending on your martini recipe.
LETTER: Residents band together

LETTER: Residents band together

Dear Editor: Re: Parking Space Battle Pitting Residents Against Each Other , Aug. 7 news story. We have the same problem on the 400-block of East 12th St.
EDITORIAL: Crappy deal

EDITORIAL: Crappy deal

If you make a visit to Victoria this fall, you may find yourself with a little more elbow room at the tourist hot spots. The editorial board of The Seattle Times is suggesting a tourism boycott of the quaint B.C.
EDITORIAL: Slip slidin' away

EDITORIAL: Slip slidin' away

Other Lower Mainland municipalities looked on with jealousy at all the fun we were having over here on Saturday. By almost all accounts, the Slide the City event with its 1,000-foot (300-metre) water slide was a smash.
LETTER: Not a fan of Bauhaus

LETTER: Not a fan of Bauhaus

Dear Editor: Re: $4.7M for New Gallery and Museum, Aug. 2 front-page story. I was appalled at seeing the photo of the proposed Polygon Gallery slated for the foot of Lonsdale. The building has no sense of place or function.
LETTER: Parking ticket rankles

LETTER: Parking ticket rankles

Dear Editor: I have been a Harmony Arts volunteer for three years. There were apparently more than 200 of us this year, not to mention exhibitors, musicians, etc.
LETTER: Make it easier for drivers to butt out

LETTER: Make it easier for drivers to butt out

Dear Editor: The media loves to blame the wildfires on cigarettes carelessly thrown from vehicles. They got their information from what source? Out of 10,000 lightning strikes, the cigarette was the culprit.
LETTER: Star light, star bright - not on my block

LETTER: Star light, star bright - not on my block

Dear Editor: Over the past five years, I have noticed an increasing number of new construction projects or renovations that have included the installation of a multitude of exterior lights that can number in the dozens.