"I notice that any criticism of Richey or praise for Erb  is followed by accusations of being on the “Erb team”,  as if democracy was a crime. &[...]

"Thank-you John for all your years of informing us.    And previously for the print version,  “The Independent”.     Food for thinking people.   &[...]

"Actually,   I should have mentioned Jean Ryan as well.    She would be great at representing neighborhood viewpoints on the growth machine.    Though [...]

"Ralph, Thanks for the heads’ up;   I’m sure that the neighborhoods will be lobbying for someone to represent their interest in preventing neoliberals from rezoning the downtown [...]

"Thank-you Dick!  That explains the malaise and exhaustion I feel after hours of carefully preparing a futile 3-minute comment,  which never has any effect,  and never goes [...]