Opinion

Dear Editor: Our overloaded health-care system and professionals often get undeserved criticism. A vast majority of the professionals working in our health-care system are very hard-working and caring individuals.

Municipal governments and the tax dollars they spend have been thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks, and they are about to discover that scrutiny of their dealings is going to increase significantly.

Dear Editor: Re: Early detection helps fight oral cancer, The Record, Aug. 3. First off I would like to thank The Record for this well-written article on the importance of early detection.

Dear Editor: Sons of Norway is a fraternal organization primarily composed of immigrants or descendants of Norway or people who feel connected to or associated with Norwegians, and the purpose of the organization is to promote the culture and traditi

Dear Editor: Suddenly, the right-wing Fraser Institute pushes out an HST study that aligns with its agenda of ever-decreasing taxes.

Dear Editor: My husband and I were somewhat disappointed in the 12th Street Festival on Sunday.

Dear Editor: While Rose Bernard is entitled to her opinion (Clothes send a message, Letters to the Editor, The Record, July 29), I wish to correct her on one point. The onus to prevent male on female assault, sexual or otherwise, is not on women.

The tail end of July is traditionally the sleepy season for politics. We can expect a month off from council meetings in most communities.

What makes a city a place that people want to be? Is is the amount of greenspace? Is it the property values? Maybe the amount of security in the form of local police forces? Is it location, or infrastructure, or the reputation of the education system

It seems like every time you flip over the calendar, there are countless special holidays or observances coming up.