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EDITORIAL: Crying in our beer

EDITORIAL: Crying in our beer

We raised a glass last year when the province announced the liquor policy review. For those of us who enjoy a tipple now and again, it was high time for some sober changes to our nonsensical, prohibition-era booze laws.
LETTER: Wake up, the 1950s are over

LETTER: Wake up, the 1950s are over

Dear Editor: This message is in response to Lorne E. Dennis's letter Class Size Not a Concern in 1950s School Days . Lorne - wake up. It's not 1950 anymore! The classroom has changed dramatically in 60 years.
LETTER: Teachers' union not to blame for 'political' grilling of Thornthwaite

LETTER: Teachers' union not to blame for 'political' grilling of Thornthwaite

Dear Editor: I want to correct some misstatements in the June 22 article Parents Grill MLA on Teachers' Strike.
LETTER: Biased advice column misses the mark

LETTER: Biased advice column misses the mark

Dear Editor: What a horribly biased "advice" column by Kathy Lynn (How to Talk to Your Kids About the Teachers' Strike, June 18). She uses the word "fair" in exactly the way the B.C.
LETTER: Comment is collision recipe

LETTER: Comment is collision recipe

Dear Editor : Re: Letter from Stephen Smith, Sunday, June 1, Motorists: Give us Cyclists Some Space .
LETTER: Densification is leading to gridlock

LETTER: Densification is leading to gridlock

Dear Editor: With the relentless densification of the area immediately north of Lions Gate Bridge we are surely moving to gridlock. There is only one lane connecting the bridge traffic going north to the Upper Levels.
LETTER: Paradise lost on Sea to Sky Highway

LETTER: Paradise lost on Sea to Sky Highway

Dear Editor: It won't be long now before the next GranFondo from Vancouver to Whistler and this is the time when enthusiasm for the big race up the Sea to Sky Highway starts to build.
EDITORIAL: Game changer

EDITORIAL: Game changer

What does it take to stop the Northern Gateway oil pipelines? For Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the answer seemed to be nothing. Scholars alleged a report on the pipeline was replete with errors.
LETTER: One vote in North worth three in North Van

LETTER: One vote in North worth three in North Van

Dear Editor: Re: B.C.'s unfair elections act, Bill 2 - 2014, The Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act.
PREST: Kids, soccer stars share bad taste

PREST: Kids, soccer stars share bad taste

One of my kids dabbled in biting for a few weeks. Of course, he was a little toddler, not one of the 20 most talented soccer players in the world.