Opinion

It was not so long ago that someone suffering from extreme nausea as a result of chemotherapy or struggling with severe pain from debilitating disease could not legally access marijuana in our country.

Editor: Re: Runner credits Coasters for life saving CPR after collapse (Coast Reporter, April 13).

Editor: Re: Val Morris' letter (Coast Reporter, April 13). In her recent letter Val Morris states: "Unfortunately, massive spending, effective as it is, is a tactic that's available to only a few.

Editor: Your article Runner credits Coasters for life saving CPR (Coast Reporter, April 13) should inspire others to help, it makes my pulse quicken thinking back watching these events unfold that day.

Editor: In 1999, 35 million small family plots produced 90 per cent of Russia's potatoes, 77 per cent of vegetables, 87 per cent of fruits, 59 per cent of meat and 49 per cent of milk.

Editor: I was pleased to see Halfmoon Bay resident Roger Lagasse is still engaged in his pursuit of international peace Coast Reporter, letters April 6).

Editor: Mr. Weston has mentioned me in several times recently in Coast Reporter. Now it's my turn. His government just denied a War Bride child citizenship simply because the person was born out-of wedlock.

With the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) 2012 budget we fell down a flight of stairs and called it good news. Gibsons' share came in at a 6.53 per cent increase and the overall SCRD increase is 3.37 percent.

The rich keep getting richer, while the poor working class keeps getting poorer. On April 1, in some cruel April Fools joke, B.C. Ferries raised its fares, Hydro went up, and gas hikes went into effect - all hitting us hard in the pocket books.

The following letter was sent to member of Parliament John Weston and copied to Coast Reporter. Dear Mr. Weston: I would appreciate it if you and your party stopped sending out flyers to the address below.