A Bouncer at Every Door?

Letter published Sept 15, 2021 – AVNews Dear Editor, I truly hope people are respectful at businesses now that the vaccine passports are in effect.  Getting ID’d at a liquor store, pub, nightclub or cigarette counter has been common for decades. Showing proof of vaccination while we are in a pandemic is hardly any different. …

Keep fighting Hate Past or Present

Submitted to the Alberni Valley News on March 18, 2021. Dear Editor, When I heard the news of a shooting in Atlanta on March 17 that targeted Asian-American women, I knew I had to write this letter. Silence is betrayal. A statement from the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta said: “this happened under the trauma …

To The Editor: The Travesty at Stamp and Roger

Have you ever noticed the rail embedded in the ground near the Barclay? The remnants of a former crossing to the mill property which looks much different today. This photo is from around 2011 The area on April 18, 2020 Update:A few days later, the letter below has not been published in the paper yet …