Opinion

To the editor, I am an avid and devoted Coast reader. Every Thursday I wait for The Coast to get dropped off at my place of work and I peruse it front to back and back to front, page by page. It’s unique, accurate and deals with issues some find hard to print with any […]

To the editor, While it’s true that Q104 seems bent towards a “Maxim” attitude these days, I find it somewhat hypocritical of The Coast to shame the rock station for posting bikini-clad (but not naked) women on its website (“Thong of the Day”). Twelve flips further into The Coast will bring you to the bar scene […]

Hi there, Just read your Municipal Malfunction Ticket (Nov 17) with regard to the Q104 website having the “Thong of the day.” As a 28-year-old woman, I can honestly say that is one of the most ridiculous things I’ve ever heard of. It’s a radio station website, not a porno site! I’m glad to say […]

I call for Tara Thorne’s head…and job. Good Lord! I thought it was all a bad dream until I came to after her first pick (Alannis) and heard her second pick for “The National Playlist”…Kelly Clarkson! What’s wrong with you? Did you hit your head…did I? Hear this! Your Arts Editor has left a black […]

Good morning Liz,Read your review on the “Pizza Girls” in last week’s Coast Magazine and decided to give it a try after reading that the pizza was the best thin crust pizza that you’ve tasted. Since I like thin crust pizza, I decided to try it. I must tell you that what I got was […]

To the editor, As one of the many post-secondary students living and loving in the HRM, it’s a bit of a kick in the pants to see Dalhousie take the top spot in university-related categories in the recent Best Of issue. As far as I can tell, 20-something university students are an important demographic of […]

To the editor, To be named in the “Coast Best” category is a thrill that lasts all year long. I truly feel honoured and deeply appreciate all the readers who wrote me in—that is certainly how I hope people would feel about my practice. As a treatment psychologist, my therapeutic tasks include getting clients to […]

Dear Kyle Shaw, I think the white poppy is a great idea. Promoting peace is important any time of year, but especially now. Yet I strongly dissagree with the statement that the red poppy “glorifies war.” The plea of veterans that their service not be in vain is because their actions did serve a valuable […]

To the editor, “They did not die in vain implies the war had a valuable purpose.” Nice logic, Mr. Shaw. Are you saying that our soldiers did die in vain, or that World War II didn’t have a valuable purpose? It’s not exactly clear in your editorial (“Great white hope,” Nov 10). Perhaps you think […]

To Lezlie Lowe, Kudos to you on your forthright treatment of the issue of the lack of public toilet facilities in the Halifax area (“Nowhere to go,” Nov 10). It is high time that this matter was given the serious attention it is due. No one wants to discuss this issue openly, but it is […]