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Musing midway through campaigns

Musing midway through campaigns

In a reversal of the 2009 campaign, the NDP appears much better organized than the B.C. Liberals this time around. I have run into a dozen or so former B.C.
Traffic calming is not working

Traffic calming is not working

Dear Editor: Re: One lane bridge possible, Letters, The Record, April 10. I cannot agree more with Ross Gibson's comments.
Mistakes? Sure. But how do they handle them?

Mistakes? Sure. But how do they handle them?

Adrian Dix doesn't pay for his SkyTrain fare, Christy Clark ran a red light, Jane Shin may have changed her resume, Wayne Marklund was once charged with impaired driving and had the charges dropped but did plead guilty to driving without due care and
Sale of character home sparks New West memories

Sale of character home sparks New West memories

Dear Editor: Re: Multiple offers for character home, The Record, April 26. I found your report on the lovely home on Third Avenue that sold interesting. I notice the home was built by Thomas D. Trapp.
Memories of summer past

Memories of summer past

Dear Editor: As a child I lived in New Westminster. One evening, about 1950 or so, some of us kids were sitting in the bleachers in Sapperton Park, which was across the street from Royal Columbian Hospital.
Legalization fight still on after smoke clears

Legalization fight still on after smoke clears

Another April 20, another 4/20 rally in which recreational pot enthusiasts gather en masse, light up their doobies in defiance of the man, and let the world know they think marijuana should be legal, or at least decriminalized.
Crosty has reader's respect

Crosty has reader's respect

Dear Editor: Re: Enough Crosty coverage, already, Letters, The Record, April 24. I disagree with the letter to your editor about James Crosty. First, Mr.
Greasing political wheels in B.C

Greasing political wheels in B.C

So how much is too much? It's a question worth asking after B.C.'s political parties reported their 2012 fundraising hauls last week. And quite the haul it was. Between them, the B.C. Liberals and NDP brought in more than $17 million.
Tenant upset about cuts

Tenant upset about cuts

Dear Editor: My name is Misty Rafferty. I am a tenant in a building called Cliff Block, run by Lookout Emergency Aid Society. The building houses mentally ill people. People who just can't make it on their own.
Both major parties making mistakes

Both major parties making mistakes

It didn't take long in the election campaign for both of our major political parties to prove they are both capable of making foolish mistakes and policies, and that neither has a monopoly on good sense.