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'Dishonest' parking policies perpetuate problems

To the editor: Re: "12th & Cambie: Parking problems," Feb. 29. Courier reporter Mike Howell suggests that residents of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­are becoming habitual law violators when it comes to parking.

Mayor's main man speaks out of turn

Even Vision Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­insiders are shaking their heads over Mike Magee's public attack on the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Fair Tax Coalition earlier this week. Magee is Mayor Gregor Robertson's chief of staff and usually hangs out in the political shadows.

Reader Soapbox: Why teachers are on strike

Im a high school teacher, and I dont want to be on strike. I enjoy teaching my students, and I also need my salary. Making the decision to vote yes for the strike was heart-wrenching.

Media incompetence fuels wasteful education system

To the editor: Re: "School board bureaucracy bloated and unnecessary," Feb. 29. Interesting or maybe amusing that the head of the Diversity Team should be on CBC Radio noon hour program while I was reading Mark Hasiuk's column in the Courier.

Letter of the week

To the editor: Re: "Remembering Jim Green and his pork pie hat," Feb. 29. Recently, the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­park board passed a motion "to find a way to recognize [Mr. Green] by naming a park or place in his honour.

RANTS: Pave your darn driveway and stop it with the constant powerwashing

Powerwash crazy All week long I look forward to a little bit of time in my home, reading a book, sleeping in, maybe doing some yoga. Instead, the soundtrack to my weekend has been the power washer outside.

Giving liquor to drinkers an unholy sin

To the editor: Re: "Liquor lifeline," Feb. 17. I am a Christian and the Holy Spirit, told me to write this letter. It is a sin to get drunk and drink too much.

VSB defended and denigrated

To the editor: Re: "School board bureaucracy bloated and unnecessary," Feb. 29.

VSB defended and denigrated

Mark Hasiuk hit the nail on the head when he wrote: "In Vancouver, the media rarely digs deep into school board business and parent apathy emboldens professional activists.

Deceptive Conservatives have lost people's consent

Harper pawn of oil industry, Christians
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