Dear editor, Semantics, the ideas or concepts associated with words, are critical to understanding. Think through the following example.

Dear editor, People have said to me, 鈥淲hy are you running to be a UBID trustee? You are so brave to take on such a job with all of the challenges and hostility.鈥�

Dear editor, Now that spring and the 'driving season' are here, I have a simple question for Record motoring columnist Tim Schewe: Why does the RCMP choose not to enforce Section 7.03 of the Motor Vehicle Act?

Dear editor, I would love to hear any of the federal parties put these three ideas on the table to help lower our national debt and taxes.

Dear editor, Why is it that our supposed 鈥渢ransparent school board鈥� decided to have a meeting during March break when families go away on holidays and school district staff is required to attend a meeting on their week off?

Thanks to all our hardworking members and Soroptimists who made this evening such a fun evening of dancing, great food and drink, fabulous decor and great company!

In a week when Courtenay council continued to try to find an explanation for Tsolum River flooding, we ironically learned about a water shortage starting April 6.

Dear editor, In lieu of new, unbiased info from a reliable Australian source regarding the purchase of the F35 jets, I have to review my voting preference.

Dear editor, I have been meaning to write this ever since I started seeing some of the letters to the editor and articles in the newspaper from merchants in the downtown Courtenay area who oppose the location of the proposed homeless shelter/supportive housing project.