Letters to the Editor

The story in Northern Life about war brides made me sit up and reflect. My father volunteered to serve his country in 1940 and received the Volunteer Service Medal. He served all through Europe in the Second World War and returned to Canada in 1945.

After reading the article Woman prepares for hunger strike to protest the welfare system in the April 2 edition, I felt I needed to express my views on the story.

I certainly hope Sunwing Vacations does not pull out of what is definitely a win-win situation for Sudbury and the company as a result of an isolated and unlucky situation.

I have some concerns about the recent poverty protests in wealthy neighbourhoods in Toronto and now at a Shakespearean play in Stratford. I really don't like the message  it sends.

After reading the column, Dialogue for the Disenfranchised, I came to the conclusion  I believe  it is partially true what Ritchy Dubé  is saying.

Stephen Harper is now going to downplay what's happening in Afghanistan. We'll no longer be able to see our brave young soldiers when they arrive home to their final resting place. We'll not fly our flags at half-mast to honour them.

Fluoride is responsible for widespread impairment of human efficiency and for an enormous amount of ill health and disease.

According to Sudbury Downs general manager Ken LeDrew, "the slots are doing very well and so is the racetrack.

Last week Community and Social Services Minister Sandra Pupatello was interviewed on CBC Radio.

Are people using food banks suffering from nutritional deficiencies? In some cases, yes, largely because they do not receive sufficient income to afford a healthy diet, and are forced to supplement their diet with food from food banks.