Opinion

"There were frequently more 'God damns' and 'hells' than nouns in his sentences." Former labour reporter Rod Mickleburgh reflects on the dominating personality of departed union leader Jack Munro (from a Nov. 20 news story).

If at first you don't succeed.. ..

Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.

Dear Editor: Three cheers for George Pringle's proposal to amalgamate North Vancouver city and district. It's never been put to a referendum. If it was, I'm sure it would pass. Even when combined both would still be smaller than Vancouver or Surrey.

In this world of arithmetic-challenged senators and celebrity mayoral sinners, we should be proud of three North Shore politicians of exemplary character.

Fifty years later the life and death of John F. Kennedy continue to engage historians and conspiracy theorists alike - the guesstimates on the number of books on the topic run as high as 40,000.

To West Vancouver mayor and council: You frequently have the difficult task of making a decision for the best of the entire community in the face of localized opposition, balancing the greater good against the perceived impact on a few.

Dear Editor: Surprise, surprise, another predictable endorsement of top-downbusiness-as-usual from Trevor Lautens. This time approving the cutting of "lesser, artsy programs" at Capilano University.

The North Shore News received more than a dozen letters Wednesday from local residents concerned over news that Canadian officials are negotiating proposed new regulation of the Internet in closeddoor trade talks in Salt Lake, Utah this week.

Dear Editor: I would like to address what I believe are three of the most fundamental issues that indicate that the proposed development and consequent rezoning of the 1300-block Marine Drive in Ambleside is inappropriate: there have been no other pr