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Politicians and governments can get into trouble because of their legislative policies, but a more serious kind of trouble can emerge from something else: a lack of respect. And that is precisely the problem facing Premier Christy Clark right now.

If you're going to read only one bad book this summer, read one by an author who does not exist. You'd think being incorporeal might hold you back from a publishing career, but in fact the opposite has been true.

To the editor: "Sanctuary" was originally designed to mitigate harsh government policies. It remains an instrument of mercy. The Canadian government's refusal to grant Rodney Watson, Jr., legal residence is a shocking and shameful abuse of power.

To the editor: Re: Cartoon, June 8. Kudos to Geoff Olson for his brilliant "Oil Creates Jobs" political cartoon. He hit the nail on the head regarding the Enbridge pipeline. Geoff Olson you made my day! Bob Loveless, Vancouver

To the editor: Re: "Pigskin and lace," June 8. I get it. Women love to play football.

To the editor: The separated bike lanes in downtown are fantastic. I have heard people are biking into work even when they have free parking at work because the lanes are now much safer.

Jill Weiss, chair of the city's Persons with Disabilities Advisory Committee, told me this week she's been hearing from many women in their late 80s and 90s devastated that TransLink's TaxiSaver program is being phased out.

To the editor: I'm glad city council voted to make the Hornby and Dunsmuir bike lanes permanent. I ride around the Dunbar, Point Grey UBC area regularly, and sometimes to the Burrard Bridge Marina.

Thoughts on democracy, Part 2 Does the name "Aloysius Snuffleupagus" ring a bell? Mr. Snuffleupagus, or just Snuffy, is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street.

To the editor: Re: "Musings on potential B.C. election candidates," June 8. Though a seasoned and astute observer of the local political scene, Allen Garr is surely off the mark in judging the B.C.