Letters to the Editor

In the article Bar owners huffing, puffing about as bylaw goes into effect, the reporter quotes a number of bar owners complaining about loss of business as a consequence of the new anti-smoking bylaw.

Editor's note: The following letter was sent by Debbie Van Vehmendahl and Judy Miller, Sudbury sisters, regarding their experience at Sudbury Regional Hospital this spring.

I'm happy to see Mayor Jim Gordon is retiring. He has done a lot for our community over the years. I feel that a few other members of council should consider doing the same (retiring).

I greatly admire John Ralston Saul (who recently encouraged Laurentian University graduates to pursue their futures in Sudbury.

We would like to thank all who contributed to relief efforts for Iraq.

We read with interest Kevin Boyd's letter in the May 23rd edition and couldn't agree with him more. Many do not realize lawn mowers can be deadly pieces of equipment.

Benefits can be looked at in different ways. As stated by Inco's Cory McPhee (June 3 Northern Life), "We've made it very clear we're not going to eliminate the level of benefits for the current membership or future generations.

I would like to make a comment about the radar base (in Hanmer). My name is Anka Kutlesa. My husband Jeff Brown and my daughter lived on the base from May 1, 2002 until March 31, 2003.

I read Northern Life faithfully and occasionally I read a letter that leaves me shaking my head. I am starting to think your newspaper is either ridiculing these people by publishing their opinions or that you support racist ignorant views.

Health care does not provide compassion for the sick. We have few choices when we need care: Go to the hospital emergency department and wait hours with other sick people.