http://www.northernpen.ca/images/logo/26_NPen.gifhttp://www.northernpen.ca/List of the latest articles from this category.http://www.northernpen.ca/Thu, 17 May 2012 16:57:13 -0400Thu, 17 May 2012 16:57:13 -0400enhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-10-17/article-2777030/Ashamed-to-be-a-human/1Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:02:00 -0400Dear Editor,Please allow me space to comment on the current moose vendetta apparently afoot in this province. Moose are categorized as wild, dumb animals. These creatures have a right to feed, breed and roam free. They are not to blame.Humans, on the other hand, are rational beings with brains ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-10-17/article-2777030/Ashamed-to-be-a-human/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-10-17/article-2777030/Ashamed-to-be-a-human/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-26/article-2760097/There-can-be-a-future-in-the-fishery-if-given-a-chance/1Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:47:00 -0400Dear Editor,In 2009 I came to Main Brook to operate a fish plant that I "inherited" by way of the previous owners defaulting on money which they owed to me. What I saw was a patchwork of old and new construction, worn out and patched up equipment and dilapidated infrastructure. But I also saw ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-26/article-2760097/There-can-be-a-future-in-the-fishery-if-given-a-chance/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-26/article-2760097/There-can-be-a-future-in-the-fishery-if-given-a-chance/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-19/article-2751199/Elected-on-coat-tails%3F/1Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:02:00 -0400Dear Editor,This might be a topic that is out of season, but in light of the up-coming election season, I would like to reignite the "Snowmobile Trail Grooming" issue as a means of bringing to light the treatment we as taxpayers are getting from our elected representatives.In mid-April last ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-19/article-2751199/Elected-on-coat-tails%3F/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-19/article-2751199/Elected-on-coat-tails%3F/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-12/article-2743813/The-cracker-crumbs-of-Muskrat/1Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:06:00 -0400Dear Editor,Why are we giving it away?If we settle for what is being offered by our present government, it is like giving away fur coats to attract customers in to buy crackers. The last I heard a market economy works like this -- profit is generated by supplying a product that is in demand by ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-12/article-2743813/The-cracker-crumbs-of-Muskrat/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-12/article-2743813/The-cracker-crumbs-of-Muskrat/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-06/article-2739460/Fine-hospitality/1Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:04:00 -0400Dear Editor,I recently attended the Canadian Medical Association annual meeting in St. John's.My wife and I extended our trip to Newfoundland for a few days and toured the sites around St. John's and the Irish Loop and got screeched-in at Christian's on George Street.We then decided to fly ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-06/article-2739460/Fine-hospitality/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-09-06/article-2739460/Fine-hospitality/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-22/article-2715826/Yvonne-Jones%3A-One-of-the-greats/1Mon, 22 Aug 2011 01:03:00 -0400Dear Editor,Over the past little while we have followed the human and personal side of one of the greatest politicians Newfoundland and Labrador has ever had who is right up there with such greats as Smallwood and Williams.I refer to the Honorable Yvonne Jones, leader of the Liberal party, who ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-22/article-2715826/Yvonne-Jones%3A-One-of-the-greats/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-22/article-2715826/Yvonne-Jones%3A-One-of-the-greats/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-15/article-2704477/Different-stories-in-different-provinces%3F/1Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:01:00 -0400Dear Editor,I would like to comment on an article that appeared in the June 13 of The Toronto Star which seems to have escaped the attention of the news media in this province.The article discusses an interview by John Spears with Ed Martin, CEO of Nalcor, regarding meetings he was having with ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-15/article-2704477/Different-stories-in-different-provinces%3F/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-15/article-2704477/Different-stories-in-different-provinces%3F/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-08/article-2693764/Criminalization-of-outport-Newfoundland/1Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:01:00 -0400Dear Editor,I'd just like to make a comment about the Atlantic salmon -- once a blessing to outport people, but now a curse to the coastal fishermen.Inshore fishermen, in particular, have been placed under unbearable restrictions in the type and size of gear they are permitted to use, and when ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-08/article-2693764/Criminalization-of-outport-Newfoundland/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-08/article-2693764/Criminalization-of-outport-Newfoundland/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-01/article-2682013/If-you-let-it-happen%2C-it-will-happen/1Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:02:00 -0400Dear Editor,The 1999 Progressive Conservative Document "Policy That Works" specifically states that a PC government would enact into legislation an Outdoor Bill of Rights. In that same document the PC government says that "the uses and benefits of our outdoor resources are for everyone". On ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-01/article-2682013/If-you-let-it-happen%2C-it-will-happen/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-08-01/article-2682013/If-you-let-it-happen%2C-it-will-happen/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671276/A-commercial-fishery-for-salmon%3F/1Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:04:00 -0400 Dear Editor, After my last letter I planned to quit writing them. But here I am again, it seems to be some kind of compulsive disorder. I'm commenting on your story of salmon in the illegal nets in Conche harbour. Twenty-five salmon in 50 fathoms of net. We seldom had it so good when there was ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671276/A-commercial-fishery-for-salmon%3F/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671276/A-commercial-fishery-for-salmon%3F/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671272/Crossing-the-Strait-of-Belle-Isle/1Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:03:00 -0400 Dear Editor, I write in response to the editorial "Build the tunnel" in last week's edition of the Northern Pen, which suggested the Muskrat Falls' Labrador-Island Transmission Link should be built in conjunction with a transportation tunnel across the Strait of Belle Isle. The Labrador-Island ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671272/Crossing-the-Strait-of-Belle-Isle/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-25/article-2671272/Crossing-the-Strait-of-Belle-Isle/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-18/article-2654652/Stop-the-capelin-fishery/1Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:01:00 -0400 Dear Editor, I'm writing to you because I am against the capelin fishery, because of the destruction going on out there on the water. The seiners are waiting for another shot or chance to catch the only food that the codfish bite, and that's capelin. If these seiners aren't stopped immediately ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-18/article-2654652/Stop-the-capelin-fishery/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-18/article-2654652/Stop-the-capelin-fishery/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-11/article-2641305/Reasons-to-say-%26lsquo%3Bno%26rsquo%3B-to-Muskrat/1Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:00:00 -0400 Dear Editor, The Newfoundland government should not proceed with the Muskrat Falls project. Now that we have been fully briefed by Nalcor officials at the last Annual General Meeting re: proposed Muskrat Falls development and after listening to Dunderdale and her ministers, we are firmly ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-11/article-2641305/Reasons-to-say-%26lsquo%3Bno%26rsquo%3B-to-Muskrat/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-07-11/article-2641305/Reasons-to-say-%26lsquo%3Bno%26rsquo%3B-to-Muskrat/1http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-06-27/article-2610997/Opinions-explained/1Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:09:00 -0400 Dear Editor, I’ve written many letters to the editor over the past 40 years or so. I wish to offer an explanation of where those opinions and anecdotes came from. The anecdotes were fact in the sense that they were the recounting of real experiences. The early letters came from day to day ...http://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-06-27/article-2610997/Opinions-explained/1info@northernpen.caLetters to the editorhttp://www.northernpen.ca/Opinion/Letters-to-the-editor/2011-06-27/article-2610997/Opinions-explained/1