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 […]
Letters
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New name for Halifax Library
I picked up the paper this afternoon and the first thing I saw was your survey: “What should we name the new Halifax library?” (October 22). The answer came to me immediately, that it should be named The Muriel Duckworth Library in honour of the remarkable citizen, educator and activist who died in August at […]
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Canada Postal Service no longer a government service
Recently I received a small parcel from Idaho. Postal cost: $5.99US ($6.25CDN). I asked the postal clerk how much it was to mail it back. She weighed it and said, “$11.40—over 75 percent more, but,” she added, “it’s going out of the country so you don’t have to pay GST. If it were going to […]
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Glad to have public lectures posted
Thanks for posting upcoming public lectures in your Events section. It’s great to live in a university town and have the opportunity to attend lectures given by interesting, knowledgable and sometimes brilliant people.—J. Shotwell, Halifax
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Bousquet did a great job on Darwin article
Congratulations to Tim Bousquet for “Doolittle, Darwin and the ‘deeply dumb’” (October 8). What beautifully clear and understandable writing on a complex subject. Anyone who denies the fact that all plants and animals alive today, including ourselves, evolved from other forms of life over hundreds of millions of years, please read Jerry Coyne’s book Why […]
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East Coast doesn’t do enough for ocean life
On October 6, a dead Minke whale washed ashore on Martinique Beach. This followed close on the heels of the discovery of a dead fin whale in New Brunswick. In other countries, such a discovery would prompt authorities to conduct an investigation to determine, among other things, cause of death. A notification would be sent […]
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Coast cover a disappointment
I am writing in regards to the cover of the latest issue of The Coast (October 1, 2009). While I understand the financial pressures of running a print publication in this day and age, and the siren song of any extra advertising dollars that can be found, the cover of this week’s Coast was just too much. A wrap-around ad for beer (no matter how beloved by some) cheapens the newspaper that Haligonians have come to love. It is gauche, unnecessary and, furthermore, detracts from the one truly pure editorial space. I will be deeply saddened if this practice continues.—Jen
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Downtown Halifax is TOO underdeveloped?
Save downtown Halifax! Send in the high rises! More Scotia Squares! More Aliant buildings! Lots more office towers—they add so much to the street life and block out those pesky bits of sidewalk where the sun still shines and the outdoor cafes flourish. And the wind tunnels they create…sublime. Away with Historic Properties (it’s OLD) […]
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Foraging is great, but be careful of the sorrel!
I was pleased to read the article “City diner” by Lezlie Lowe (The Lowe Files, September 24), as foraging for edible plants has always been a part of my life since I was very young. I agree completely with everything that Jen Stotland had to say. I think more people should embrace this practice and […]
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Police don’t support bike rally
I was at the Critical Mass bicycle rally last Friday when a police van interceded and picked two people to assign fines in the $100 range. The whole incident reeked of arbitrary and unneccesary use of power. One officer asked me if I would be angry if I were driving home and found 60 bicycles […]
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Don’t deny sexuality
I must respond to Jean Macle’s letter “Bill Forbes’ obit humiliating” (Letters, September 17). I hope that even though Ms. Macle is only an occasional Coast reader, one of her friends will bring it to her attention. The fact that Bill Forbes (“Farwell to Forbes” by Alison Lang, July 30) was gay is not an […]
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The Hub Project: A wonderful idea
It was with great hope that I read about The Hub project—30 or so young professionals and entrepreneurs of one sort or another, located in one of the historic buildings in Halifax’s core (1673 Barrington Street). I think this was initiated by a young visionary, without the benefit of planners and large developers. It would […]