Opinion

FAMOUS saying: You can't beat city hall. But occasionally you can persuade the folks there to see the error of their ways. So Neil Thompson convinced West Vancouver town hall to consider expanding public skating hours at the local rink.

Dear Editor: Regarding your Jan. 22 story Out-of-Bounds Snowboarders Rescued in Dark: Round and round we go again, like Chubby Checker would say.

Dear Editor: My Iranian born wife and I are looking forward to Persian New Year or Norouz, just under two months away.

THE District of North Vancouver faces a difficult challenge on how best to control the growing sport of longboarding and the conflicting interests of residents, drivers and young enthusiasts.

Dear Editor: The picture on the front page of the North Shore News on Jan.

REGULAR ferry riders and residents of far-flung coastal and island communities have much to cheer for in ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee's first significant action since his appointment last year.

"I think that intimidation factor is now out of the league at the house level and I think it will be more dependent on skill - passing, shooting, scoring, skating.

BEFORE anyone says "conflict of interest," I should point out that I'm entirely the product of the mainstream public education system.

Dear Editor: Will someone please enlighten me about crime and its consequences? A teenaged boy viciously stabs a fellow high school student and faces no incarceration (No Jail Time for W. Van Teen Stabber, North Shore News, Jan. 18).

Dear Editor: Are columns like the one written by Benjamin Alldritt, Meter Opposition is not so Smart (North Shore News, Jan. 15), really informative or productive? Is Mr.