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More campaign 'dirt'

More campaign 'dirt'

Dear Editor: Re: City breaks ground for new civic centre, The Record, Sept. 28.
Prioritize spending values

Prioritize spending values

Dear Editor: I am so tired of teacher bashing in this province.
Mr. Wright or Mr. Wrong?

Mr. Wright or Mr. Wrong?

Dear Editor: James Crosty announced his intention to run for mayor on Sept. 9, 2011. Mayor Wayne Wright, in an interview, said the two had nothing in common except that they both lived at the Quay.
Whistling in the dark

Whistling in the dark

Dear Editor: Much has been said, and understandably so, about the rail noise as it affects those living by the Quay. I'd like to make mention of the noise as it affects those a little further on up the tracks.
Liberals counting on 'Christy' brand

Liberals counting on 'Christy' brand

The re-branding of the B.C. Liberal Party into the "B.C. Christy" party has officially begun, but one has to wonder whether this is a case of too little, too late. The party now has a new logo that features, in large highlighted letters, "B.C.
LOL'ing in the city

LOL'ing in the city

Dear Editor: Allow me to join the cacophony about New "Westmonster" politics, civic duties and accomplishments. A recent spellchecker correction changed 'Crosty' to "Crusty." I had to LOL (laugh out loud, no nasty reflection intended).
One bad apple tarnishes the group

One bad apple tarnishes the group

The strength of the RCMP as a superior police force is in its anonymity. They all wear the same uniform. They all have the same training.
Volunteers soften the blow of funding cuts

Volunteers soften the blow of funding cuts

Imagine the impact of a 12 millionstrong army of people willing to do whatever it took to accomplish their mission? That's the power of volunteers in Canada. Recent estimates suggest there are as many as 12.
What is a real visionary?

What is a real visionary?

Dear Editor: Re: Wright defends himself, Sept. 14, The Record. The mayor's self-proclaimed mantle of being "visionary" sent many of us running to a dictionary.
Dix just doesn't get it

Dix just doesn't get it

Dear Editor: Listening to Adrian Dix's finance critic, Bruce Ralston, on a radio call-in show this week, as he tried to explain why the NDP oppose Premier Christy Clark's investment in the Prince Rupert port expansion and the Kitimat LNG plant, was a