Opinion

Editor: Judging by John Gleeson's column (Coast Reporter, April 26), reporters and editors are not held to the same rigorous standards of research for the facts as they expect politicians to be. There seems to be a lot of that going around lately.

Editor: On April 29 while I was at a well-attended meeting convened to update concerned citizens of Sechelt on developments at the much touted wastewater treatment plant, I learned that our mayor and council had - out of view and without public discu

Not prepared for this problem Editor: I'm sure most Coast residents know someone who has been touched by Alzheimer's disease. More than 70,000 people in B.C. have dementia.

Editor: Re: GE free zone, Coast Reporter, April 26. What gives with our elected representativeswhen they go to these meetings? They must sleep through the resolution part.

Editor: Is there no limitto the hypocrisyof politicians? So we British Columbians can stand togetherto condemn all acts of violence against women whilethe B.C.

The first few weeks of the B.C. provincial election campaign could probably be described in one word - boring.

Tanning is out Editor: We are 17 years old and we believe tanning is out. Because of that belief, we are taking part in the Canadian Cancer Society's Tanning is Out Challenge from April 29 to May 3.

As the sawdust settles in our new home, we mark one month now in the new digs. It still feels a bit like a dream. On April 1 we took possession and we've been working on making our "forever home" perfect ever since.

Editor: I lived in Ottawa for many years and experienced life with a maze of one-way streets. Confusion reigned with emergency services and bus routes, not to mention picking up kids from activities and getting to restaurants and shops.

Editor: This year the Sunshine Coast Pro Life group is joining with the Knights of Columbus to encourage a local protest coinciding with the large March for Life gatherings in the federal and provincial capitals.