Opinion

Editor: It appears Charlie Wyse is trying to speak for me in regards to the HST vote results.

Editor: One would think that the war on drugs is a good thing.

Everyone knows that when you check into a hotel the first thing you do is carefully examine the back of your door and note the closest fire exits.

Children have been away from a vigilant routine for two months and drivers have had the same time to disregard school zones.

Twice the people of B.C. have had an opportunity to have their say on the HST. The first time, of course, was the very successful initiative petition which set up the referendum vote, the results of which were reported out last week.

Life is a challenging gig where the only constant seems to be change, though often (in a democracy) we can direct change by popular vote. Sometimes we do it (vote) by heart and don’t fully engage enough of our minds. We don’t always think the issue through carefully enough, or look far enough into the future before deciding on an action.

Editor: Re: B.C. Voters Choose to Scrap the HST, Aug. 30 Tribune.

Editor: After 12 years of living in the Williams Lake area we needed and used the health-care services in the Cariboo Memorial Hospital.

Before taking the B.C. Teachers’ Federation to task for its stratospheric contract demands, the following should be acknowledged.

Working as an MLA representing the Cariboo Chilcotin, my days can sometimes be very challenging.