Opinion

To the editor: Re: Pantages foes need to check their heads, April 27 Allen Garr got quite a few things wrong, maybe because he listened only to one side.

The Rize at Broadway and Kingsway in historic Mount Pleasant was approved April 17 by Vancouver city council, opposed only by Green Party Coun. Adriane Carr.

To the editor: Re: "Is organic food the be all and end all?" April 18.

To the editor: Re: "Parent group to get less money for school playground," April 20.

To the editor: Please pass on my compliments to your Geoff Olson. It was the funniest piece I have read in some time and I read a lot. Doug Bjorkman, Vancouver

To the editor: Re: "Prime ministerial missive takes cue from Nigerian spam," April 20. Mr. Olson, as a writer you should have better if not perfect written grammar.

To the editor, Re: "City hall longs for longer buses," April 20, 2012.

Editor, Vancouver Courier Re: "Rize tower will be tallest in Mount Pleasant," April 18, 2012.

To the editor: Re: "Green city is a quiet city: ban the pipes," April 25, 2012. I would be the first to agree with the Right to Quiet Society that ambient noise is getting out of hand.

The Raven Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans Directed by James McTeigue Director James McTeigue, best known for high-octane action thrillers ( V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin ), opts for a more macabre approach in The Raven.