Opinion

Words matter. How words are arranged matters. Writers spend a lot of time thinking about what word to use and how to use it. Sometimes words flow but, at other times, finding the perfect word to encapsulate a concept can be a struggle.

Your article in the May 6 Citizen Re: HST shocked me with the photo you chose to illustrate it. Although I know none of the people or names visible on the gravestones, I would be very hurt if it was my family.

I am not sure who creates the headlines used for your articles, but cannot help wondering if the same person creates them all.

The colours and fragrance of spring are evident as you look at the flowering crab-apple trees. These trees will bloom first and leaf out second and are grown primarily for their looks rather than the fruit they bear.

I've been reading with interest letters from people upset about the gentleman's treatment at the swimming pool. To provide another perspective, several years ago we and our out-of-town family visited the pool with my one-and-a-half year old nephew.

I am a resident of the Highland neighbourhood (raised and now raising my own kids in a home that backs on to the field).

Yes we are on a countdown to the HST. Fine, Campbell, this new tax of yours will save me about $4,000 to $5,000 a year.

Meatloaf? Is this 1978? OK, I get it, Elton John is a legend! He is worthy of the attention and our money. But Meatloaf? Whoever is establishing what Prince George wants to listen to, is out of touch.

Vaughn Palmer In Victoria It has become a common ritual during Bill Barisoff's tenure as Speaker of the B.C. legislature. The New Democratic Party Opposition introduces a draft bill, translating party policy into legislation.

The ongoing catastrophic oil spill off the coast of the United States serves as a wake-up call about the path we are all headed down if our fossil fuel dependent and wasteful way of being carries on unabated.