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Dear Editor:

{t's a true, obvious fact
that natives still live in pover-
ty.

{lana Mercer, if you knew
anything about history you
would sce clearly how ‘the
natives were affected by geno-
cide and continue tw be
abused due to ignorance.

Nana Mercer's opinions
show ignorance, foolishness,
sarcasm, cynical, precon-
ceived opinions and impaired
validity.

Betore Canada considers
childrea in Angola would ic
not be more humane to con-
stder the children in her own
backyard first? Hana Mercer, I
don’t believe you know well
enough to pass your opinion.
I find your Oct. 1, North
Shore News column to be
blasphemous and racist.
Lynn Cathcart (Metis)
North Vancouver

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Dear Editor:

An accusation of contlict of
interest is a serious charge to
make and anyone who holds
public office and makes that
charge should always be willing
to pay a price when that com-
plant proves to be unfounded.

North Vancouver Ciry
Coun. Bob Fearnley’s reckless
ambush of Coun. Barbara
Sharp‘s reputation was based
on poor homework and politi-
cally motivated.

It proves ther anyone can
get headlines if they make a
serious allegation, even when
those allegations could easily be
found to be false. Was it politi-

cally motivated? OF course it
was, ard as such Fearnley
should disqualify himself from
office, the same demand he
made of Sharp.

Fearnley based his angu-
ments of conflict on his erro-
Neous assumption that Borbara
Sharp voted on a marter that

changed city hiring policy of

the fire chief to allow her hus-
band (a captain in the fire hall)
to be eligible to apply tor the
job.

If he had bothered to ask
the city administrator Ken
Tolstom betore his outlandish
accusation he would have
found thar Coun. Sharp also

voted to increase the qualifica-
tions to a point that made it
impossible tor her husband to
qualify.

So in the end, Fearnley shot
a round of political blanks. He

succeeds in falsely smearing the -

repuraton of Barbara Sharp
without paying any conse-
quences. Was there a vo-con-
spirator? Pm nor sure, but
someone said they saw may-
oralty candidate “Rod Clark
running from the grassy knoll
near city hall with bis rail
benveen his legs.

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North Vancouver

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