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LETTER: Sculpture served its purpose as protest art

LETTER: Sculpture served its purpose as protest art

Dear Editor: In response to Madeleine Adeoba's letter (Sculpture Offends, May 25), and her outrage at George Rammell's sculpture of the Capilano president: If George made that sculpture, then you can bet there is a good reason for it.
EDITORIAL: Gavel to fall

EDITORIAL: Gavel to fall

The trials of Trinity Western University are a reminder of the importance and dangers of religious freedom. TWU's law school dangles in limbo at press time as thousands of B.C. lawyers cast votes on the program's accreditation.
LETTER: Homeowner grant now out of reach

LETTER: Homeowner grant now out of reach

Dear Editor: Tired of Christy Clark's smiling face? Well, here's a reason you should be.I discovered today that the basic grant for city taxes or threshold in 2013 was $1,295,000. This year's 2014 threshold has been reduced to $1,100,000.
EDITORIAL: Eyes wide open

EDITORIAL: Eyes wide open

History has a timely and poetic way of making itself relevant.
You said it

You said it

"Meyrick helps me with my vision problem, I help him with his amputee problem." Brian Cowie discusses his tandem triathlon partnership with Meyrick Jones (from a June 1 Sunday Focus story).
CAROLAN: Taking stock on the waterfront

CAROLAN: Taking stock on the waterfront

"It's not what you see; it's a question of what you can make other people see.
Should B.C. raise the minimum wage?

Should B.C. raise the minimum wage?

Raising the minimum wage obstructs an efficient labour market, according to those who profit from an efficient labour market.
LETTER: Invasive plant pull draws thanks

LETTER: Invasive plant pull draws thanks

Dear Editor: I would like to thank the volunteer group that was clearing invasive vegetation in Mosquito Creek Park on Saturday, May 24. I was out for a morning run and wasn't able to stop and thank them personally.
LETTER: Post those bills, but please do remove them

LETTER: Post those bills, but please do remove them

Dear Editor: Now that the fine weather is here again, we will have the usual crop of garage sales, and signs advertising the location attached to lamp posts and telegraph poles.
EDITORIAL: Paving the wage

EDITORIAL: Paving the wage

Seattle's city council has made the audacious decision that if you're going to work within city limits, you deserve at least $15 per hour.