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Special days provide opportunity for change

Special days provide opportunity for change

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

Beware of parking tickets

Dear Editor: Did you know that you have to be careful when helping a friend in the city of New Westminster - you just might get a parking ticket! Why, just two weeks ago, I parked to pick up my friend to take her to her second chemo session, when I g
Evidence doesn't add up for HST

Evidence doesn't add up for HST

Dear Editor: Suddenly, the right-wing Fraser Institute pushes out an HST study that aligns with its agenda of everdecreasing taxes.
Layton's departure a game-changer

Layton's departure a game-changer

The sudden and sad departure of Jack Layton from the political stage is mostly bad news for the federal NDP, but it also comes with a cost to the B.C. NDP.
Letter publication shameful

Letter publication shameful

Dear Editor: I'm extremely shocked and upset to see you published the letter "Clothes Send a Message" (Letters to the Editor, The Record, July 29.
A message to the thieves

A message to the thieves

Dear Editor: Attention power washer thieves: I just wanted to thank you very much for teaching me a valuable lesson.
Dog owners: Don't be cruel to pets

Dog owners: Don't be cruel to pets

I don't know of many who weren't enjoying the spate of nice weather we just had - appeased that the sun stayed for a few days, at least.
Wind energy is a good plan

Wind energy is a good plan

Dear Editor: I was pleased to discover, and quite recently, that B.C. now gets some of its electricity from B.C. wind farms. B.C.
Don't let this long weekend turn to tragedy

Don't let this long weekend turn to tragedy

For most of us, a major car accident is little more than a blip: an item on the evening news; the sound of a speeding ambulance passing by us in traffic; an update on a radio show on the morning commute; a road-side memorial with candles, notes and f
Clothes send a message

Clothes send a message

Dear Editor: More women will be sexually assaulted as a result of styles we see today: overexposure of breasts adding to skin-tight clothing, leaving nothing to the imagination. Just my opinion. Rose Bernard, Burnaby