Opinion

Editor: Even though part of the unique appeal of the Sunshine Coast lies in its past as a haven for hippie ideals, I was somewhat disheartened to see an advertisement in the classified section of the April 27th edition of Coast Reporter for a positio

Staff, students and parents of Gibsons Elementary School are walking with a bit more spring in their step following the news that they will be getting a new school in 2014. On Tuesday, officials from School District No.

Editor: The City of Toronto just signed a four-year collective agreement that granted workers no raise this year, followed by increases of 0.5 per cent, 1.75 per cent and 2.25 per cent in subsequent years.

Editor: Having lived on the peninsula for only a few years, I am puzzled and concerned about what I see quite frequently in the community.

Editor: Most of us can find the time to make a phone call or write a letter if we have something to complain about. But how many of us do likewise when praise is deserving? Not many of us, we suspect, hence all the more reason for this letter.

Editor: Ben Ingram's report on the Weston town hall meeting (Coast Reporter, April 20) failed miserably to convey the substance and range of commentary offered by the speakers, but it certainly did give admirable coverage to the pap offered by Mr.

Editor: In 2010, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency delivered its report to Congress on the state of Iranian military capabilities.

You know how you can be chugging along in life with everything working out well enough that you have time to get upset about things like your coffee not being hot enough, when something stops you and makes you realize how incredibly blessed you reall

Editor: We are very grateful and appreciate the article that was in the April 13 edition of the Coast Reporter. It brought much needed attention to the work that the Hospice Society does in our community.

Editor: While I applaud the desire to have a third hospice bed, "Hike for a new hospice bed" (Coast Reporter, April 13) states that "every day, every week of the year" the existing two hospice rooms are occupied.