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Reader clarifies transit position

January 21, 2020

Dear Editor, Mr. Starr, in response to my letter regarding free transit, I can only assume you misread it. First let me point out that in my opening, I too argued free fares [...]

Truly becoming a Royal pain

January 21, 2020

Dear Editor, Can we soon have an end to this soap opera being plastered all over the media concerning Harry and Meghan every day? The media is obsessed with this type of [...]

Reader disgusted by cruelty

January 14, 2020

Dear Editor, When I hear on CP24 that some “scum” in Etobicoke puts a dog in a suitcase, zips it closed and tosses it down a snowy embankment, I simply wish to do [...]

Free transit makes no sense

January 14, 2020

Dear Editor, To the people who keep pushing for free transit, nothing is free. Durham Transit needs to increase fares and find savings to stop its out of control spending. [...]

Thumbs up for climate motion

January 7, 2020

Dear Editor, The motion by Councillor Marimpietri to Oshawa’s council asking that climate change be declared an “emergency” to protect wildlife, natural environment and [...]

Ideas to consider on transit

January 7, 2020

Dear Editor, I recently read an article suggesting Durham Region Transit be free, and while I applaud the concept, I can’t see it becoming a reality. That said there are [...]

Consider Relay for Life in 2020

December 21, 2019

Dear Editor, Earlier this year, new data released by the Canadian Cancer Society showed around 63 per cent of Canadians diagnosed with cancer will survive at least five [...]

Reader questions pet adoption

December 17, 2019

Dear Editor, I read an article in the paper a few days ago and it has taken me this long to get everything I have to say in order. I came across an article that said the [...]

Universal pharmacare needed

December 17, 2019

Dear Editor, I’m struggling to afford medications, and as a senior, I’m not alone in this situation. This time of year is particularly tough for people like me. It [...]

Battle against polio continues

December 17, 2019

Dear Editor, The world has been fighting polio for almost 70 years, beating it back to tiny final reservoirs in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The goal is to at last eradicate [...]
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