Opinion

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.

Editor: On Tuesday, I got a phone call from a Washington State number. The heavily accented Indian voice told me that my computer had a very bad virus.

Editor: An open letter to Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett:

NDP leader Adrian Dix couldn’t contain his glee at the result of the harmonized sales tax referendum. Bill Vander Zalm is thrilled too, still apparently unaware that he has taken money away from the poor and given it back to his fellow wealthy B.C. residents.