Opinion

Dear Editor: After reading a recent letter about overcrowded hospitals, I had to write about the experience at the Burnaby Hospital a couple of weeks ago. The situation in the hospitals is shocking.

Dear Editor: Re: Muslim nation? No, thank you, Letters to the editor, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 21. I find Ziggy Eckhardt's writing to be consistently shrill and, frankly, tiresome.

We can almost hear the groans: yes, we've written the word "Christmas" in the paper, and it's still only October. Most folks prefer not to think about the holiday season until, oh, late November.

Dear Editor: Re: Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement CETA It is now less than one month until the municipal elections in B.C. None of our local politicians have made the CETA an election issue.

It was such a mixed message it actually made me laugh out loud. But it wasn't the laughter that stems from amusement or hilarity. More the kind that's combined with a snort and followed by a heavy sigh.

Dear Editor: Re: TEAM calls for transparency, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 26. The article, "TEAM calls for transparency" was intriguing given school board chair Mr. Hayes' response to Ms.

It's a well-used phrase but one that bears repeating: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Dear Editor: Re: Mayor blasts tax plan, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 12. It is extremely disappointing to hear that Burnaby's mayor voted against additional funding for TransLink's sustainable transportation improvements.

Dear Editor: As P. T. Barnum observed: "There is a sucker born every minute," and with the regional mayors goose-stepping in unison with TransLink's demand for more money, it seems we are governed by "suckers.

Dear Editor: Re: Criticism of politicians, not staff, Letter to the Editor, Burnaby NOW, Oct. 5 Mr. G.