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• Dealing with the deal
  Letters to the editor - With respect to Russell Wangersky's column "Tantrum be damned - we should all ask questions" (June 20). The essence (and ...
• Giving Dr. Danny his due
  Letters to the editor - Picture this; a close family member of yours is going in for heart surgery. He's in big trouble. It's a big risk, and ...
• Salmon numbers are healthy
  Contrary to what the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) says, large Atlantic salmon are not on the decline in Newfoundland. There are years, like ...
• A train load of stories
  Letters to the editor - Once again, thank you to all The Telegram's readers who contributed to my book on the railway. While doing the research, ...
• Have we forgotten?
  Letters to the editor - There are two things I see more and more often these days which concern me greatly. If we believe that generally laws ...
• Six of one, but ...
  I write concerning the city council meeting of May 25, and the Temperance Street development of a condo/hotel unit. When supporting their case ...
• Correcting impressions
  It has been well said that the pen is mightier than the sword. So we all have to be very careful how we use the pen as it can cause wounds just ...
• Incumbents get a pulpit
  Letters to the editor - I hate to think that through my subscription to Rogers Cable, I am indirectly supporting the incumbents on the St. John's ...
• Getting more bees with honey
  Letters to the editor - Let me begin by quoting one of Canada's noted writers, June Callwood. "If any of you happens to see an injustice, you ...
• Calling all cabs
  Letters to the editor - I am a non-fiction writer from St. John's. My latest book is "Rig: An Oral History of the Ocean Ranger Disaster," which ...
• Letter misses the point on health care
  Letters to the editor - I would like to respond to a letter of June 12 on page A6 titled "Thank you, Eastern Health" by Cathy Smyth. Ms. Smyth ...
• The story behind the burned barn
  Letters to the editor - The barn that burned down earlier this month is a symbol of what happens to heritage when it is not guarded. When Aly ...
• Just who's watching the spraying farm?
  Letter to the editor - Four years ago I wrote an article which said "Once again, the Newfoundland provincial government is allowing pesticide ...
• Lawn pesticides: the wrong prescription
  Letter to the editor - As a child growing up in Conception Bay North, I remember fondly this time of year. I spend a great deal of time with our ...
• The joy of newspapers, and similar products
  Letters to the editor - Although all indicators point to reductions in demand for newspapers, and smart investors would probably not invest in ...
• Immanuel Kant: pro-life?
  Letters to the editor - John W.M. Scott made some interesting observations in his recent letter ("Lives and deaths," June 4), notably his ...
• Bus driver takes action
  I drive a school bus for the City Wide bus company. Every single day, either in the morning or afternoon, you will get a stupid idiot holding a ...
• Thank you, Eastern Health
  Letters to the editor - I must reply to the editorial of June 10 regarding our health-care system ("A perpetual lack of funds"). In May, my ...
• Raitt is Harper's model minister
  Letters to the editor - Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt's comments regarding the isotope crisis gives the "me" generation a new meaning. ...
• A new, improved seal hunt
  Letter to the editor - The European Union has put an end to the seal hunt as we know it. Now that it has become a reality, it's time for the ...
• No free beer? Boo-hoo
  Surely there are people out there besides me who cannot believe the absurdity of the Molson retirees' protest. These people garnered national ...
• Drug policy is discriminatory
  Letters to the editor - I am writing you to address some issues I have with the current lack of coverage for dental service and lack of specific ...
• Wealthy ex-presidents shouldn't talk poverty
  Letters to the editor - So, while I was away, Bill Clinton came to Canada and parachuted into St.John's for a brief visit and a chat. The former ...
• Ban tobacco use by minors
  Letters to the editor - It seems foolish to have to say it, but I'm certain everyone agrees that tobacco should never be marketed or sold to ...
• Finding a cure for palliative care
  Letters to the editor - Last week, CBC issued a summary of findings from just-released palliative care research. Alarmingly, the report found ...
• The Bible tells us so
  Letters to the editor - In a letter to the editor in the May 9 issue of The Weekend Telegram, Robert Ozon states that the teachings of most ...
• Fake fur follies
  Letters to the editor - Fake fur, also called fun fur or faux fur, is any material made of synthetic fibres designed to resemble fur. It has been ...
• Speaking of poison ...
  Letters to the editor - Re "RCMP raid Dunville home, seize drugs" (May 30). "This will result in thousands of dollars of drugs that will not be ...
• An outstanding chief justice - and his field
  The nostalgic, elegantly written account, by Faith Piccolo, of her childhood adventures in "Furlong's Field" (The Telegram, May 30) revived for ...
• Painting with pavement
  Letter to the editor - In the May 30 Telegram, there was an opinion piece by Peter Kenter of Can-West News Service, titled How will our ...