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STRATHCONA FEATURE DISAPPOINTS

To the editor: Re: "Vancouver Special - Strathcona," June 24 .

Bilingual gathering a perfect Canadian tonic

Last month, I had the privilege of attending an inaugural newspaper conference for Canadian papers that are at least 100 years old. The gathering in Winnipeg attracted editors from big dailies (ie.

TAX CELLPHONES TO FUND TRANSIT

To the editor: Re: "Metro Van mayors seek funding magic for transit," July 3. Poor old TransLink. Every idea it comes up with for funding has hooks and barbs so painful that no one wants to touch it.

WHY POLLS CAN BE A BAD THING

To the editor: Re: "Deconstructing poll results with a pollster," July 10. I have read many explanations by pollsters as to why they got the predictions for the last provincial election so wrong.

Bilingual gathering a perfect Canadian tonic

Last month, I had the privilege of attending an inaugural newspaper conference for Canadian papers that are at least 100 years old. The gathering in Winnipeg attracted editors from big dailies (ie.

B.C. Liberals dig deeper hole

On a quiet afternoon in the legislature with scarcely any attention, Finance Minister Mike de Jong attempted to explain the most jarring political contradiction in B.C. (next to the New in New Democratic Party). The B.C.

PARK BOARD NEEDS TO CONSULT MORE ON ONECARD ROLLOUT

To the editor: Re: "Roll-out of Vancouver Park Board 's OneCard 'ill-thought out,'" June 14. My understanding of the June 10 park board press release is that the rollout in July is for rinks, pools, and fitness centres only.

GODZILLA FILMING CAUSES GIANT INCONVENIENCES

To the editor: Re: "Godzilla invades East Fraserlands," July 3. The filming of the Godzilla movie created another problem besides nightime helicopter buzzing of residential communities.

Pop culture illluminates, infuriates lunch mates

Forget religion or politics. If you're interested in a knock-down, drag-out argument, try pop culture instead.

CYCLISTS UNSAFE ON ARTERIAL ROADS

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