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On The Trail

I read the article about the Klondike Gold Rush on your website (February 2007). My father, Lyle Bebesnee made a film on the Chilkoot Trail in the 1980s. He hiked the trail three times, and had historical footage added. It is still available today. In 1983, my husband and I hiked the Trail for our honeymoon. The Chilkoot Trail certainly has a part in my life!

Jane Bebensee, St. Albert, Alta.

Who’s Stalking Whom?

In the February issue, you tried to strike terror into us all with “A Killer Is Stalking Our Young People,” but the information in the article was about risk factors. So wouldn’t it be more accurate to say that some of our young people are stalking a killer?

Dan Todd, Little Ridge, N.B.

Building a Mystery

I love the "Five Minute Mysteries," but I disagree with the March solution. In Canada postage stamps no longer need moistening—nor do some envelopes—so DNA would be impossible to gather. There might be a partial fingerprint on the back of the stamp, but I would search for blood-spattered clothing to prove Aleyna's guilt—or innocense. And I'd check the cigarettes.

Sandy “the Sleuth” Harvey, Abbotsford, B.C.

The Eds.

Not-So-Frosty Fido

I was getting the greatest kick out of reading the article "Defrost Your Doggy" (RD Pets, March 2007), but then I realized that it wasn't supposed to be funny. 

1.  Don't leave your dog outside in -6°C? That’s a warm spring day in Manitoba!
2.  Shovel a path for him to his favourite spot? My husband would be digging out the whole 80 acres, with the dog jumping in the snowbanks beside the path then settling into the deepest bank he could find, and sitting there with just his head sticking out.
3.  He can lose his scent in the snow? Hard to believe. My dog puts his entire head in the snow sniffing out mice.

Leinita Woods, Ashville, Man.

Quite at Home with Bill

I have been an RD reader for 40+ years. My wife began to read April's issue and told me I had to read @home with Bill Richardson (“No Mr. Rogers”)…
Dear Bill,
You are not alone. I am the kook in our neighbourhood. We live in a rural area, and my wife continues to shake her head in amazement at me doing my "thing"—-from 20-foot green shamrocks in the deep N.B. snow for St. Patty's to this year’s "North American Spaghetti Tree" for April Fool’s Day (complete with 10 lbs of cooked spaghetti). Bill, you have friends the world over. Nice to know I am not alone in my kookiness.

Philip Doucet, Glenlevit, N.B.

Jump on a Bus, Gus

The small paragraph in the RD Work section of your magazine (May 2007) seems harmless enough, but it actually condones commuting to work by car. In this day and age of global warming and environmentalism, I would expect you to suggest ways we can help the environment. Every mile of driving puts roughly one pound of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Those who take public transit might spend more time commuting, but at least they'll have a clearer conscience.

Suzanne Robillard, Victoria, B.C.