With two months to go before voters go to the polls to select their municipal mayors and councils, interesting races are shaping up around the Capital Region and the West Shore.

I have been reading a lot of comments recently suggesting speeding is the problem, not deer.

I am writing out of concern surrounding an incident I witnessed recently at the Esquimalt Lagoon. The incident involved a couple of large dogs which got into an fight on the beach.

B.C.'s private power industry has strong arguments in support of it, and the opposition is based on exaggerated or outright false claims.

Most reality TV has little to do with the real world.

The other day I wandered into my local watering hole, propped an elbow on the bar and muttered, B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜the usual.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ Moments later I peered down into the depths of my drink, admiring the frothy cream contrasting with the pretty blue of the ceramic cup and knew this wasnB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t the bar of my youthful dreams.

If anything good has come out of the wretched aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, perhaps itB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s the western worldB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s awakening to the horrific realities faced by so many of our fellow human beings.

Re: Raven military grads spread their wings, B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·, Aug. 26, 2011.

I was disturbed to read of growing concern over the urban deer population in Greater Victoria and resulting collection of data.

Re: DonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™t believe costs for light rapid transit, Letters, Sept. 2, 2011.