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MLAs don't have handle on running finances

Re: "Retired clerk's deal 'good value,'" Sept. 2. Remember Canadian senators who could pull in a full paycheque while living in Mexico for months on end and not showing up? It seems like our B.C.

Avro Arrow production was shut down abruptly

A few clarifications to the Avro Arrow caption of Aug. 29 and the letter of Aug. 30. Prime minister John Diefenbaker rose in the House at 9: 30 a.m. on Feb.

Guaranteed loans drive up tuition costs

Re: "Tuition costs must be curbed," Aug. 25. If student loans were abolished, then university tuition costs would be curbed. If the government did not guarantee student loans, then practically nobody would be able to afford university.

Citizen roundtables generate great ideas

Re: "Conversation needed on city budget planning," Aug. 31. My handing out of Monopoly money at the citizens' budget workshops I've been holding is just meant to inject a little bit of fun into the conversation and the process.

Premier needs a plan for amalgamation

Re: "A community grows at Westhills," Aug. 31.

Cougars aren't intent on harming people

Re: "The cougar is here to cull the deer," Aug. 31. I totally agree with the writer. Cougars are not interested in killing people and children, as is evident by the many sighted by the public, yet that cause no harm.

University graduates contribute greatly

Re: "Tuition costs must be curbed," Aug. 25, and "University degrees are worth the cost," Aug. 30. The letter-writer is right to point out that students (and their parents) get great value and even greater opportunities from their university degrees.

Esquimalt policing debate not so simplistic

Mayor: Editorial didn't give readers the full picture on controversy

Border reality show should be interesting

Re: "Border Services union wary of reality-television exposure," Aug. 30. Border guards photographed for this TV series may indeed be wary.

Abbott lightens up away from the public eye

George Abbott had just announced his resignation as the province's education minister and now he was in our Victoria studio a few minutes later, making like a stand-up comedian. Or, more precisely, a sit-down comedian.