Opinion

This is certainly a letter of appreciation worth 100 per cent recognition and I request that you publish it. I was absent when my Avon lady dropped by with the latest magazine editions. Not only did she shovel my walkway but driveway as well.

Doesn't that drive you MADD. A recent story in the Nanaimo Daily News says fewer people are being charged with drunk driving since the new laws came in to effect in September. It's not because the new law is working so well.

This school year our local school board, like all public bodies, will have part of their funding clawed back to offset the costs of their carbon emissions. Locally the amount will be between $200,000 and $225,000.

This is a letter to the lady I encountered at the Hadih House on Nov. 12. There was a discussion concerning open mics at certain establishments in town. I off-offhandedly made a comment that you didn't like, well boohoo to you.

With apologies to William Shakespeare - and Brutus - ambition is a good thing. It's what fuels risk taking and adventure. Ambition is the first step towards change; without it we'd still be living in caves.

I agree with Amber Cross in regards to her Nov. 5 letter "City hall must get on board with recycling." At our home, we recycle everything and deposit it into the correct recycling bin at the landfill.

On Nov. 8 a car that was parked on Rupert Street near 5th Avenue was broken into, and a laptop and projector were stolen.

Todd Whitcombe Science and You Three centuries ago, the mathematician Blaise Pascal came up with an argument in favour of believing in the existence of God.

I feel I must respond to the letter that appeared in the Citizen on Nov. 10, titled "Think of it as Rent." How dare anyone suggest that the proud Canadians who built this country should pay rent to live here.

Sacred Heart school teams will participate in the annual Knights of Columbus volleyball tournament this weekend. Sandra Wyatt will visit the school this week as part of the Scientist-in-Schools program.