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Please keep voting, Mr. Hunter

Re: 鈥淚鈥檒l never vote again. Here鈥檚 why,鈥 column, Jan. 20. It was disheartening to read Iain Hunter鈥檚 column in the Islander, especially his assessment that, at his age, he no longer contributes anything to the 鈥渃ommon weal.

Report makes for sleepless nights

Re: 鈥淪peaker accuses two legislature officials of 鈥榝lagrant overspending,鈥 鈥 Jan. 22.

Speaker鈥檚 report raises聽questions

Re: 鈥淪peaker accuses two legislature officials of 鈥榝lagrant overspending,鈥 鈥 Jan. 22. If the allegations are true, this article raises a couple of questions. 1.

Report鈥檚 allegations are outrageous

Re: 鈥淪peaker accuses two legislature officials of 鈥榝lagrant overspending,鈥 鈥 Jan. 22. Thank you to Speaker Darryl Plecas. His report indeed outrages this taxpayer.

Why did Weaver vote聽for tax?

Re: 鈥渟a国际传媒 backlash builds over homeowners treated as speculators,鈥 Jan.聽17. I find it amazing that Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver is now saying publicly how much he is against the speculation tax.

Establishment was against voting reform

Re: 鈥淚鈥檒l never vote again. Here鈥檚 why,鈥 column, Jan. 20. Upon reading Iain Hunter鈥檚 column, I felt angry.

Another option for聽the聽sewage project

Re: 鈥淪ewage boss says project facing overruns,鈥 Jan. 19. Too late to switch that to Chinese steel? Just askin鈥. Peter Foran Songhees

Column on voting was聽uninspiring drivel

Re: 鈥淚鈥檒l never vote again. Here鈥檚 why,鈥 column, Jan. 20. What uninspiring, undemocratic drivel. In his last sentence, Iain Hunter says that on the next election day, he鈥檒l step aside. Don鈥檛 wait until then, Iain.

Bird feeders are聽really聽cat feeders

Re: 鈥淟eashes, licences for cats promoted as way to protect birds,鈥 Jan.聽20. In defence of cats, they are ambush hunters. They don鈥檛 seek prey, they hide and wait for the prey to come to them.

We can鈥檛 hear the聽carrots screaming

Re: 鈥淎 tasteless approach to eating better,鈥 column, Jan. 20. I enjoy Jack Knox鈥檚 columns on a regular basis, but I thought I might point out a slight error in Sunday鈥檚. He states: 鈥淧art of my meal 鈥 died violently.