Opinion

To the editor, At the end of last week’s editorial on the Cultural Plan, Kyle Shaw expressed his concern over the proposed United Gulf towers being built on Granville and Hollis Streets downtown “in what is otherwise a budding heritage district.” Who in their right mind would suggest that a development on the lot of a […]

To the editor, I am writing in response to Stephen Kimber’s article “Table manners.” There are a number of inaccuracies in Kimber’s article, which do not come as any surprise to me since I have not seen him at any school board meetings. For the record (and it is on the record—the audio recording of […]

To the editor, Kimber’s telling of Mr. Sparks’ story just serves to remind us all that racism is still very present, not only in our school boardrooms but throughout our community. I think we need to pay heed by taking responsibility for examining how our own “seemingly innocuous” actions and assumptions may be perpetuating hurt, […]

To the editor, I’m not sure if disgust would be the appropriate word to describe how I feel about Mr. Sparks’ pathetic cry for media attention, trying to score votes just in time for the next provincial election. It shouldn’t matter if you are sitting by someone who is like-minded on issues arising at meetings. […]

To the editor, I was extremely impressed with “Table manners,” Stephen Kimber’s February 23 article about Doug Sparks and the controversy surrounding the HRM school board debacle. It was a brilliant dissection of a subject that at the surface appeared trivial. Mr. Kimber took us on a journey that was revealing and enlightening. During the […]

Dear Editor,I would like to commend Stephen Kimber on his in-depth article on Doug Sparks and the school board seating dispute. This is a topic where the “mainstream” papers were disappointingly incomplete in their reporting. I know Doug Sparks and I knew the story behind his refusal to take his seat and it was great […]

Dear Editor,I would like to commend Stephen Kimber on his in-depth article on Doug Sparks and the school board seating dispute. This is a topic where the “mainstream” papers were disappointingly incomplete in their reporting. I know Doug Sparks and I knew the story behind his refusal to take his seat and it was great […]

Dear Editor,I would like to commend Stephen Kimber on his in-depth article on Doug Sparks and the school board seating dispute. This is a topic where the “mainstream” papers were disappointingly incomplete in their reporting. I know Doug Sparks and I knew the story behind his refusal to take his seat and it was great […]

Dear Editor,I would like to commend Stephen Kimber on his in-depth article on Doug Sparks and the school board seating dispute. This is a topic where the “mainstream” papers were disappointingly incomplete in their reporting. I know Doug Sparks and I knew the story behind his refusal to take his seat and it was great […]

Kimber’s telling of the story behind the story in Table Manners just serves to remind us all that racism is still very present not only in our school board rooms but throughout our community. I think we need to pay heed by taking responsibility for examining how our own “seemingly inocuous” actions and assumptions may […]