To the editor, Hope no visitors to our lovely city saw the cover of The Coast last week, with its reference to the “annoying masses” on the waterfront. I never knew you could be so exclusive. Lighten up, as they say, and enjoy the passing parade, nautical and human. —Ann Cameron, Halifax
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NDP victory: Don’t eat the rich
To the editor, I read with interest the feedback on Stephen Kimber’s question, “What now?” (June 11, Upfront). The notion that previous governments have not done enough for the poor due to their support for the rich is misguided. While I agree more needs to be done for those struggling, let’s not forget the hundreds […]
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Who got the meat?
To the editor, Stephen Kimber’s question, “What now?” (June 11, Upfront), about how the new NDP government will operate, recalls a conference on poverty I attended years ago. A participant told me of social workers teaching poor people how to make soup from bones. One of them asked: “Who got the meat?” The new NDP […]
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Idle cars, idle dollars
Dear Metro Transit, As I write, there is an HRM vehicle (car, not bus) sitting outside my office window that has been idling for 10 minutes. Inside which there is a uniformed Metro Transit employee eating his lunch. Quoting your own Policies & Guidelines: “As it currently stands, after three minutes, Metro Transit operators are […]
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Enough of Kelly & Co.
To the editor, I would like to thank Tim for a job well done. It’s a well-researched article on Peter Kelly’s sewage disaster. It apalls me to think that my nose is right and my tax dollars are down the drain—at $333 million and climbing. I work next to the harbour at a large public […]
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Criminal lawn-sitter
To the editor, When I return home from travelling, I find myself feeling bittersweet. The usual shift from adventure to work, routines, bills, blah. This time seemed different—I came home from a vacation in Amsterdam to a sunny day in Halifax. People were on the streets, shops had their doors open, bodies were actually sitting […]
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Urban planning explained
To the editor, Congratulations to Tim Bousquet for his article “Urban dreams” (May 28, News). It is one of the most concise and accurate accounts of what has been going on for the past few years in the HRM By Design downtown development fiasco. The issues have many citizens concerned about city hall’s proposed processes. […]
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Wait and see, NDP
To the editor, What on earth were you thinking…my god…bringing in an NDP government? We folks out west in BC have tried this group of spending socialists a number of times, and each occasion has been a complete and utter disaster. Keep a close watch! —Paul Crossley, Penticton, BC
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Soldiers volunteered
To the editor, Becky Thomas’s “Military madness” (May 28, News) left me a bit chuffed. Citadel High children were given space in the paper with their protest about military recruiters in schools. Being a service member, I feel that these children are sorely misinformed. From the article: “One of my friends recently got recruited” (my […]
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Common commandeered
To the editor, For the last 15 years, I’ve spent Sunday afternoons playing baseball on the Common. Some of my teammates have been playing together here for 30 years. While we play, the rest of the diamonds are full; there’s also an ultimate frisbee game, the regular cricket match, flag football, a pickup soccer game […]
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Seal hunts yes, Paul McCartney no
To the editor, Put aside your ignorant thoughts if you care about your fellow Canadians, and I will tell you why I don’t want to see Paul McCartney on the Common this summer. McCartney announced that he is boycotting seal products, and expects others to do the same. He is wrong, and a person is […]
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No Liberal Party parking problems
To Tim Bousquet, If you looked closer into your “Liberal Party van blocks handicap parking spaces” post in the Reality Bites blog (May 25), you would’ve realized those spaces are only reserved for the disabled during bingo. That is also why they are located so close to the doors to the bingo hall. There is […]
