Opinion

Way back, a million years ago, when I was a criminal justice and public policy student in university, my professors used to lament with the class what we perceived as mediocre to abysmal crime reporting by the media.

Editor: You should practise what you preach, Ms. Roy. In your editorial of Oct. 15 regarding the mental health treatment facility proposed in Langdale, you encourage people to educate themselves on the issues at stake here.

Editor: On behalf of Terasen Gas, I am writing in response to some of the concerns Ms. Kit Moffat has outlined in her Oct. 15 letter to the editor, "Opposed to the Neptune Connector.

Editor: This Halloween, let's remember to feed the Food Bank. We are a group of students who will be collecting donations of food and money this Saturday, Oct. 30, at Sunnycrest Mall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Editor: Amid all the fuss about Davis Bay shoulders and seawalls, seniors and signals, stop signs and speed limits, the long-awaited bypass continues to surface as an alternative (albeit expensive) solution to these other troublesome plans.

Editor: I'm writing this as a citizen living on the corner of Davis Bay Road and Highway 101. I've been watching the Davis Bay highway modification debate with a mixture of amusement, amazement and deep frustration.

Editor: Re: "Cottage Farm a surprise to most" from Lynn Doupe (Coast Reporter letters, Oct. 8). On behalf of Cottage Farm, I would like to clarify some misinformation contained in comments regarding the Cottage Farm proposal.

Editor: A woman's right to choose - these words are almost sacred today. Unfortunately, some women have not had the right to choose. Many women have been coerced or even forced to abort their wanted babies. Roxanne Fernando was such a woman.

Editor: Re: "Chamber puts question to Ottawa brass" (Coast Reporter, Oct. 22). Over the summer, our electoral district had several visitors. One of them was Siobhan Coady, the member of Parliament for St. John's South - Mount Pearl.

Editor: We all use the extensive trail network that criss-crosses the landscape and the mountains here on the Coast, but seldom do we consider the effort that has gone into building these trails.