Opinion

Dear Editor: Re: Hells Angels at 12th Street Music Festival, The Record, Aug. 17.

Any good politician knows there are two ways to rally a crowd: with anger, finger-pointing and an us-versus-them battle cry; or, with the promise of better things and a brighter future for those who believe in their collective power to change.

Dear Editor: Re: Quit the rail-noise whining, Letters to the Editor, The Record, Aug. 17. It is now 2:28 a.m. on Aug. 17 and I am awake because the screeeeeeeeeeeech and "whine" of a train woke me around 2 a.m.

This has been a summer of quiet discontent for B.C. Liberals.

Dear Editor: People rarely write the positive on outstanding veterinary care. We feel strongly justified to recommend Alpine Animal Hospital.

Flush toilets and hot showers are extra amenities I really appreciate when I head out for a weekend of camping, but even those aren't a must. Now there's talk of providing Wi-Fi. Please.

For a while there, it was looking as if the RCMP and Integrated Homicide Investigation Team had everything in hand. In 2009, the first three months of the year were O marked with so many violent incidents they began to blur T together.

Dear Editor: The recent and ongoing troubles over the HST reflect an increasing disquiet in the public mind as to the purpose of government.

Dear Editor: Re: Beware of parking tickets, Letters to the Editor, The Record, Aug. 3 I am a resident of New Westminster and have been living here for a number of years now, and I am a very law-abiding citizen to my adoptive country.

Dear Editor: It has been eight years since I first started playing soccer in New Westminster. Each year has been great in its own way, and many friends have come out of it.