Letters

To the editor, After reading Bruce Wark’s “Dogs of war” editorial in last week’s issue, I was left shaking my head for two reasons. The first was because of all the trouble Jerry Reddick, AKA the Dawgfather, has experienced. The other was because of his choice to turn it into some sort of racial issue. […]

Dearest Editor,Thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. It’s about time the North End receives the positive public attention it deserves. It’s refreshing to see the North End in a newspaper, not preceeded by “Another swarming took place in…” This fact is not well known, but the North End was once the prosperous part […]

To the editor, Recently, the government of Canada announced that international students would be able to work off campus, an initiative that was well accepted by post secondary education institutions and students across the country. This development will help many Canadian institutions in their recruitment drives by attracting and retaining international students, positively reflecting the […]

To The Coast, Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I loved your new photographer’s pictures in the Back to School Guide. Jamie Smith has mad skillz! Great work, Jamie! By Mary Webber

To the editor, Recently I was talking to a friend of mine who works at one of Halifax’s halfway houses. These shelters give our city’s down-and- out a chance to get back on their feet. I was appalled, however, when he told me that although paint donation is needed for several of the city’s halfway […]

To the editor, Once again the annual air show is underway and is being advertised as something appealing to the family. Fast machines are sexy and cool and extreme engineering is fascinating to almost everyone. There’s also a defense industry flea market with booze-fueled parties to keep defense contract participants on good terms. It’s probably […]

Although I truly love The Coast’s Best Of Halifax survey, I find it annoying when people campaign for the beloved winner’s plaque. Just the other day, I had a hairdresser, massage therapist and aerobics instructor ask me to vote for them: “Don’t forget to go to thecoast.ca and vote for me! And ask everyone else […]

To the editor, It was really nice to be back in your pages (Letterhead, August 31), even if it was as the topic of a rather weird letter to the editor. Would you please pass along to its author, David Smith of Bedford, how flattered I was to learn he thinks I’m not old enough to […]

To the editor, Isn’t it interesting that some columnists lie to the people like politicians do? Recently, Chronicle-Herald columnist Peter Duffy admitted in his column (August 22) that while on holidays, he was at a store and a clerk asked him if he was a senior citizen. When Mr. Duffy heard he could get a […]

I would like to respond to the hurtful review done by your food critic Liz Feltham. I really enjoyed reading her column and always thought the reviews were truthful and sometimes insightful about the people who run the establishments. When the staff and I read our review our jaws dropped. That was not a food […]

It is good to see Dartmouth establishments reviewed in The Coast. I would like to add to the mildly positive review that was published about Starr’s Bakery & Cafe: since the demise of The Donut Machine, Starr’s is the only decent coffee and baked goods outlet in Dartmouth. They really know how to make their […]

Dear Liz Feltham, I am writing in response to your review of Starr’s Bakery & Cafe (August 24). I enjoy Starr’s on a daily basis and take offense to your comments about their lovely staff. I believe your job is to review the fine fares of a restaurant, not to insult wonderful girls who I […]