Opinion

Editor: We have waited patiently for nearly 18 years to build this cottage, which is a joy to us all, especially the cats.

Editor: How long are Canadians going to tolerate George Bush type attack ads on Michael Ignatieff and other political leaders? It's one thing to criticize a political party or the leader for policies or lack of them or the party's platform; it is som

Editor: I moved to Gibsons from Coquitlam about two years ago where over a period of 25 years I saw much traffic controversy similar to this situation. In Coquitlam today, almost every intersection has a traffic light, and more are coming.

Editor: Indeed, the tentacles of a world-wide Ponzi scheme extended into the Sunshine Coast in 2007 as reported in Coast Reporter, Sept. 25.

Every week we ask our readers to vote on our website at www.coastreporter.net on a question of the week. It almost always pertains to a story or issue affecting the Sunshine Coast.

As deadline looms, I am keeping tabs on news coming out of Ottawa. If all goes to plan, by the time this paper has reached your coffee table, Stephen Harper's government will have stopped the second slap shot by the Liberals in the last month.

Editor: What a beautiful event we enjoyed on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Dougall Park in Gibsons.

Editor: I find it shocking that during the lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the provincial government has chosen to cut the funding for Special Olympics (according to Global News, Sunday, Sept. 27).

Editor: The provincial government wants to appeal the "gag law" (Bill 42) in the interest of fair elections, according to Mike De Jong. In other words, they want the citizens of B.C. to hear only their messages.

Editor: Since it is the traffic bound for Sechelt that is the issue, has anyone looked into the cost/possibility of double laning only in that direction? Is Ashok Bhatti from the ministry a local resident? Does he drive our streets every day? Does it