Opinion

Dear editor, So Coun. MacKinnon now believes that after talking to "someone" he now has made the right decision.

Re: Glider program definitely not music to this reader's ears. While I certainly sympathize with the writer who was recovering from health issues, I don't understand how she or Mr. Hodge can complain about the noise of the tow planes used for the air cadets.

Dear editor, Nice to see Hugh MacKinnon鈥檚 letter on respecting the Comox Official Community Plan.

Dear editor, Really. How can any one person complain about the tow planes?

The crown jewel of B.C. utilities is such a money machine that it can allow extravagant practices and still deliver some of the cheapest, cleanest, most stable energy in North America.

Dear editor, Driving through your beautiful Valley some two weeks ago I found I could not get my foot into a shoe. When the situation had not improved next day, my daughter insisted on a visit to your hospital emergency ward.

There鈥檚 a centuries-old saying about good intentions most people should be familiar with. And while the idea of reducing the spread of sexually transmitted infections is noble, there are a few problems with the plan to let people email their lovers to warn them they could have an STI.

Dear editor, On Hornby Island on July 29, my wife and I were on our way to our host's residence at around 10 or 11 p.m. when we were stopped by some police officers who were conducting a roadblock to intercept drivers under the influence of alcohol.

Dear editor, Thanks to Ms. de Silva for pointing out how valuable the new airport marketing materials are, the smoking good deal from Cossette (鈥渢hey were not the highest-priced submission鈥�), and it鈥檚 great she was not disappointed at how their branding material 鈥渞eflects the way residents see themselves with the way they want others to think of them.鈥�

Thinking outside the box is a great metaphor that for decades effectively communicated the concept of unconventional, innovative thought. A group called Imagine Comox Valley deserves credit for doing it, although we might need to credit ICV with blue-sky or lateral thought to avoid sounding clich茅d.