My initial reaction to charitydawnosauras’s comment on sex workers (Letters, August 27, re: “Sex work in the shadows,” August 20), was that maybe it was satirical. On reflection, though, I have to conclude that she really did mean it when she said “the punishment for picking up prostitutes should be much, much harsher.” Did she […]
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Middle Aged “Twits”
I’m not surprised that the fastest-growing group of “Twits” are middle-aged, moderately successful urbanites. This group of over-40s has come late into the whole social networking thing, and embraced the simple one-liner broadcast style of Twitter: “Hey, this is great, I can fiddle with my expensive new phone during meetings (booooring), in front of cocktail […]
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Youth in Halifax aren’t getting the respect they deserve
The news about Peter Duffy’s new gig (Reality Bites, page 5) just proves that our leadership has its head stuck somewhere far less pleasant than the sand. I respect that work experience comes with a certain amount of wisdom, which serves anyone well in a new job. Fine. But new ideas and new perspectives are […]
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With all due respect
I just wanted to write and thank Meredith Dault for such a great, nuanced and respectful piece about Stepping Stone and the sex workers who the organization supports (“Sex work in the shadows,” August 20). I’m an American activist whose focus is sexuality and media—among other things, I run a media training workshop for sex […]
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Not so super
Last weekend I went grocery shopping at the Superstore on Barrington Street. When I’m shopping for produce, I always check where it was grown and buy local when possible. I appalled to find that, at the peak of harvest season in the Maritimes, it was impossible to find anything local. Carrots, potatoes, apples, onions, blueberries, beans…all things that are plentiful at this time of the year were “product of USA” or from the west coast. For a chain that presents itself as environmentally friendly with a big push toward bagless stores, it puts no effort into reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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Dual methodologies
Your investigation of how the sewage plant broke was an interesting read. The criticisms over a one-step design/build contract versus a more common two-step design-then-construct process were not fair, as each method has its strengths and weaknesses. Proponents and detractors of each method exist with no side being able to claim that it is a paragon of excellence. It should be pointed out that municipal representatives would have been able to review, comment and ask for changes in the design. This would have been documented and come at a price, but it was obviously not a serious enough concern of
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The operational loop
I disagree with the Toronto engineer’s negative view of traditional design/build public projects. However, I agree with the comment that “either way…” the “operations guys must be involved in the design process.” That, to my mind, is the key point of the whole article. To reiterate, it is not that the design/build process is necessarily […]
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Shambhalanced
I am a longtime student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and have watched him tirelessly gather the Shambhala community together after the devastating deaths of his father Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1987 and the Vajra Regent Osel Tendzin in 1990. While the Shambhala community continued to reel from these shocks, Sakyong Mipham devoted himself to furthering […]
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The Angry Inch rocked!
To the editor, I must commend a performance much enjoyed by all in attendance: Hedwig and the Angry Inch quite literally ROCKED. (“Giving an angry inch,” Arts, July 23.) Rarely have I been so impressed with an actor as I was with Ian Mullan. His memory, timing, vocals! That’s an obscene amount of talent in […]
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Park Commons shows elsewhere
To the editor, I want to add my concerns over the recent appropriation of the Commons on both the Dartmouth and Halifax sides of the harbour. I applaud the recent actions of Dartmouth High students and other community members for defending the Dartmouth Commons, which are again facing piecemeal diminishment. In Halifax, the KISS and […]
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Stumped on the Common
To the editor, After the McCartney and KISS concerts, there will be an all-summer effort to repair the damage to the Common just in time for winter. We have not been doing very well getting event damage repaired, have we? Witness the two- or three-time gap in the mature trees lining the north side of […]
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Tall Ships: shit’s gone too far
To the editor, I have appreciated The Coast’s perseverance in keeping city hall’s feet to the fire around its recent sewage debacle. Keep up the good work. However, last week The Coast included in your tall ships issue a map of the Halifax wharf (News, July 16), which pictured tall ship anchorages and their proximity […]
