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So who exactly deserves better pay?

Dear Editor: Re: Keith Baldrey's In The House column of July 13.

Common sense to keep HST

Dear Editor: I was surprised to read Judy Darcy's letter where she implies that small businesses are against the HST (re: HST bad for small business, Letter to the Editor, The Record, July 8.) This is the complete opposite of my own experience.

Park protection a priority for all people

It's been a modest celebration so far, but an important one - and this weekend, the public has the chance to take part. Since January, Parks Canada has been quietly celebrating their centennial.

Don't let bad politics block art

Dear Editor: Re: Turning iconic photo into public art, The Record, July 8. Dear Coun.

BCTF out of touch with real world

How many people reading this are entitled to two weeks off work - with pay - because a friend has died? That type of paid leave is precisely what the B.C.

Who wins with HST?

Dear Editor: The HST is B.C.'s biggest direct tax shift onto seniors, families and small businesses and a gift of billions of dollars, in perpetuity, to large corporations.

With mission over, time to consider future

Canada's war in Afghanistan - the "armed conflict" that no politician or general wanted to label a war - came to an end last week with the transfer of battle command to U.S. units at Ma'sum Ghar.

City paid $82.9M for goods and services in 2010

Municipalities spend money on a wide variety of services to keep their cities running.

Chop down the cottonwoods

Dear Editor: Re: Devastation to local trees, The Record, Letters to the Editor, June 29. Hilda Bechler needs to learn a few things about the trees she's trying to protect. Those cottonwood trees she adores are the weeds of the tree family.

Extreme proposals will alienate public

The endless days of summer don't seem so endless when there's the looming spectre of possible job action in schools come the fall. Members of the B.C.
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