Opinion

Dear Editor: More, please.

IT'S depressing to watch as community groups walk away in disgust from the so-called public inquiry into the murder of scores of women from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Dear Editor: Once again, columnist Elizabeth James hits the nail on the head (Swollen Tax Bills Are a Levy on Lethargy, Aug. 3, North Shore News). The incredible duplication of local government services in the Metro region deserves attention.

I always enjoy a good chuckle when people tell me they're not trying to do or say a certain thing while in the same breath doing or saying that very same thing.

Dear Editor: I had to chuckle about letter writer Gerry Wolff's statement "Why we as motorists are penalized to pay for this SkyTrain expansion is beyond my comprehension; we never use the transit system and if we were to, we'd buy a ticket" (Transit

Dear Editor: I recently discovered the reduced frequency in service to the Highlands bus line after I arrived on the SeaBus late one night (Bus Changes Drive NV Riders From Transit, Aug. 5, North Shore News).

Dear Editor: I would like to respond to Gerry Scott's Aug.

The chaos that consumed England this week has brought some clarity to Vancouver's own Stanley Cup riot of two months ago.

AHHH August. Time to pack up the tent, the cooler, camp stove, the smartphone and laptop and head out into the wilderness. Or . . . maybe not quite so fast.