I was struck by several things in the letter “Junior high hits a low” (December 3) and felt the need to step in with my two cents. This gentleman wishes for his grandson to attend university and cites a private school that “can demonstrate that 97 percent of its graduates are admitted to university.” While […]
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Hill’s article on Ash too narrow
Dear Editor of the Coast; Last week’s article on Gregor Ash’s bid for the Halifax West riding in the next Federal Election was a good one in that it highlighted some of Mr. Ash’s interests and strengths. That being said, it also had too narrow of a focus and left the reader with the feeling that Mr. Ash is running simply to forward his own, somewhat narrow, Arts agenda. I think a truly balanced article should have shed a little light on the other side of Mr. Ash, and let us know the real reason he’s running in Halifax West:
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Unschooled children
I want my grandson to attend university. I taught in one for 30 years. Now that my grandson is in junior high school I have been interested in his preparation, particularly in mathematics and English. He is an A student with an occasional B. Early in grade 7 he received a B on a math […]
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Love Savage…but in print
On Thursdays I like to pick up a newly printed copy of The Coast, head to my favourite coffee shop, get a drink and settle in for an hour or so of reading. I work my way through most of the articles, front to back, until I get to the very last line on the […]
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Cops need more time
I feel compelled as a retired staff sergeant from HRP, once in charge of Major Crime, to comment on Stephen Kimber’s story about unsolved murders in Halifax (“Dead wrong,” November 19). A murder is one of the most difficult cases to solve unless you have the evidence right in front of you, such as a […]
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Frank Beazley: Setting the Record Straight
It is rare that I write a Letter to the Editor, however, based on the content of the November 19 unsolved homicide article, I feel the need to clarify several points. It is disappointing that the article brought into question the experience and professionalism of our officers, particularly those in the Major Crime Unit. Our […]
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NDP Fails Regarding Seal Hunt
It was with shock and dismay that I read Bruce Wark’s “Sealed and delivered” (Editorial, November 12). I have been a supporter of the NDP all my life, but no more. They have let us down and betrayed us in their quest to be like the other parties. For Sterling Belliveau to get up in […]
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Enjoying the Tweets
Tuesday is my favourite day—I get to read all the hilarious city council tweets from Tim Bousquet. Thanks for having an excellent and much-needed Twitter commentary on the hijinks at City Hall and for making me laugh all day!—Rose Allen, Halifax
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People should wear both red and white poppies
Re: “White poppy or red poppy?” poll, November 5. Poppies remind us of peace as we remember the soldiers who died in the First World War. White poppies also remind us of the millions of innocent civilians who die in wars. War is less and less about soldiers going into battle. Today, soldiers can sit in bunkers in Nevada directing drones to drop bombs in Afghanistan. War is more and more about killing or maiming civilians and destroying their livelihoods, sometimes damaging their countries for generations yet to come. It takes a long time to recover from a war—for both
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Vaccine article missing some key points
I was disappointed Lezlie Lowe’s column this week (“Anti antigen,” The Lowe Files, November 5) on Rachael Smith-Bakhache didn’t include some critical elements. What are her religious beliefs? How was she brought up? Why does she have these views (other than hating processed, sugar-laden foods)? This lady sounds sadly misinformed and her Luddite beliefs pose […]
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Offensive comment made in “The Gomer Times”
Seth Scriver: I know that you were probably just being “ironic” or using a lazily cliched character, but using the phrase “cocksucker” as an epithet in numbers 17, 18 and 20 of your strip The Gomer Times, and then having the character using the term shoot the alleged cocksucker in strip number 21 was something […]
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Don’t glamourize crime
Does printing a how-to guide which promotes dressing up for Halloween as a local criminal create a culture of acceptance of criminal behavior (“City dress codes,” October 29)? I dunno. Maybe someone at The Coast could call the Vancouver Sun, which often glamourizes gang activity, and ask them. I thought that The Coast was more […]