Profile of Letters to the Editor (The Amherst Daily News)

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• Lower limit, safer highways?
  Our Opinion - Ottawa has a real opportunity to take another step toward stamping out impaired driving, but appears to be unwilling to do so for ...
• Supporting symbolism of Jeans stance in Canadas north
  To the Editor, What follows is an open letter sent today to Canada's Governor General. You seem to be such a warm and wonderful person, that I ...
• Vacant buildings is first step, noise is next?
  To the Editor, Terrific news, council will finally take action to enjoin property owners to keep up maintenance on the many vacant buildings ...
• No advocate for animal welfare
  To the Editor, The cat population in Amherst and Springhill is out of control. Recently I found three small kittens under a pile of construction ...
• How much did Ernie know?
  To the Editor; In reference to Turning up the heat, (Amherst Daily News, May 26), Ernie Fage's silence on the future of the county jail, while ...
• Applauding town for YMCA support
  To the Editor, I am writing to thank members of Amherst town council and the mayor for their effort and commitment to support the YMCA pool. As ...
• Province to blame for overcrowded hospitals
  To the Editor, I was in pain and bleeding from the rectum on the morning of April 12, so I went to the emergency department at the Cumberland ...
• Remembering Guy Brown
  To the Editor, In remembering and honouring Guy Brown, I strive to avoid clichÉs. It is telling that even former political "foes" look on him ...
• Whose needs are being served?
  To The Editor: On March 31st I had a pin surgically placed in my left hand index finger to repair a fracture sustained in a freak accident while ...
• EI injustice keeping cash away from those who need it
  To the Editor, A great injustice is being imposed on the workers of Canada by Prime Minister Harper and his government that I feel it must be ...
• Failure of wind energy group to hit target could be...
  To the Editor, The failure of Acconia Energy of Chicago to bring on stream their multi-million dollar wind farms near Amherst and Aulac, may be ...
• A pox on their houses
  To the Editor, Kudos to the Vatican prelate, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, for renouncing the excommunication of Brazilian doctors for aborting the ...
• Amherst wind project has been blown away again
  To the Editor, Natural Resources will not provide financial assistance to the proponent for the purpose. Acciona doesn't have an access road ...
• In good hands
  To the Editor, I am writing to you to send my deepest thanks to all the doctors and nurses as well as all the support staff who work so hard at ...
• Reader wants recreational facility that will boost...
  To the Editor, I read the Letters to the Editor and found I was featured in two of them, so I would like to address these. I will take the ...
• Inclusive nursing homes good for N.S.
  To the Editor, Officially, nursing and senior citizens homes in Nova Scotia, are open to gays and lesbians ("Health minister assures sexual ...
• Springhill needs to be considered as home for new jail
  To the Editor, I have been following with great interest comments in the local media about the placement of a possible provincial correctional ...
• Nothing wrong with paying first
  To the Editor, I have been following the quandry related to pay first-gas later and comparisons with the British Columbia method. While ...
• YMCA will help attract young families to community
  To the Editor, I have been following the discussion about the closing of the pool at the Amherst YMCA with considerable concern. I am a YMCA ...
• Who does Jones represent?
  To the Editor, Regarding a letter from Walter Jones that appeared in the Amherst Daily News last week: What age group do you represent? Do you ...
• Letter does not represent Lions?Club
  To the Editor, The Amherst Lions Club would like to extend an apology to Coun. George Baker and to all town and municipal officials for any ...
• YMCA pool must be saved
  To the Editor, I am not the kind of person that generally writes letters. I am new to Amherst. I recently bought a house here. I have been ...
• How serious is town about Dickey?Park?
  To the Editor, So, Coun. George Baker has plans for Dickey Park and is going to ask the residents for input in the near future. What a great ...
• A time for fiscal restraint
  To the Editor, I'd like to think that we elected some educated, experienced and qualified town councillors. With the country in an economic ...
• Governments dont address issues based on good ideas
  To the Editor, The idea of paying up front before gassing up at self-service stations is OK by me, and should be OK for everyone in an ideal ...
• YMCA needs support
  To the Editor, I am writing to express my concern that the YMCA pool is threatened with closure. I am in the pool twice a week with my children ...
• Dickey Park vs. YMCA pool
  To the Editor, I read with interest that the YMCA's biggest expense is its pool, at $300,000 yearly, and that without this expense they could be ...
• Thank you Dr. Ferguson
  To the Editor, I am 12-years-old and a Grade 6 student at Northport Elementary School. Last week, at gym class, I had an accident and made a big ...
• More care in who controls funding
  Our opinion - Nova Scotia politicians - both government and opposition - are in agreement about the benefit of investing in the province's ...
• Eco-friendly or cost-conscious
  To the Editor, Here is something to think about that has made me see red these last few weeks. I believe in protecting the environment and will ...