A family’s nightmare
February 17, 2026
Dear Editor, On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost
Dear Editor, On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost
Dear Editor, As a researcher of the Sparling family and the historic Irish Palatine settlements of Thorne Township, I am writing to engage the collective
Dear Editor, Our present-day civilization takes pride in blowing things up to the point where they are meaningless, time and energy-wasting nonsense. Take football, for
Dear Editor, First, I congratulate Otter Lake council for opening the plenary meetings to the public. I believe this will engender a more comfortable feeling
Dear Editor, Robert Wills provides us with a good chuckle (letter, Liberty Valance) in describing the president of the United States as a “senile sociopath
Dear Editor, A few years ago I ran a small supply section for National Defence Canada. I was a contractor and I had to have
Dear Editor, I am a handicapped 92-year-old woman. Almost every time I go to the Royal Bank, I have a problem with the handicap spot.
Dear Editor, I grew up in Kentucky, where the gun culture is thick as molasses. I learned how to shoot a gun before I learned
Dear Editor, Those readers who know me in daily life know that I’m part of the Pontiac Historical Society, involved in making accessible the trove
Dear Editor, One of my favourite homespun philosophers of this age said the following: “We have nothing to fear, except the scary stuff.” One thing
Dear Editor, On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost a beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend in a tragic and unexpected way, on
Dear Editor, As a researcher of the Sparling family and the historic Irish Palatine settlements of Thorne Township, I am writing to engage the collective memory of your readers regarding a lost piece of our local heritage: the Craig Methodist
Dear Editor, Our present-day civilization takes pride in blowing things up to the point where they are meaningless, time and energy-wasting nonsense. Take football, for instance. I don’t care a thing about it. I can’t imagine why anyone would go
Dear Editor, First, I congratulate Otter Lake council for opening the plenary meetings to the public. I believe this will engender a more comfortable feeling between the electors and the elected. I predict that few people will have the stamina
Dear Editor, Robert Wills provides us with a good chuckle (letter, Liberty Valance) in describing the president of the United States as a “senile sociopath – a vulgar selfish blob of bad taste”. And sure enough we need reason to
Dear Editor, A few years ago I ran a small supply section for National Defence Canada. I was a contractor and I had to have secret clearance among other requirements. Can someone please justify how Pierre Poilievre can still be
Dear Editor, I am a handicapped 92-year-old woman. Almost every time I go to the Royal Bank, I have a problem with the handicap spot. There is six inches of water or more inches of snow. I asked the bank
Dear Editor, I grew up in Kentucky, where the gun culture is thick as molasses. I learned how to shoot a gun before I learned to play a musical instrument. As a child, I thought the power to kill animals
Dear Editor, Those readers who know me in daily life know that I’m part of the Pontiac Historical Society, involved in making accessible the trove of glass negatives left by Harry Imison. We’re using rather modern technology to eke out
Dear Editor, One of my favourite homespun philosophers of this age said the following: “We have nothing to fear, except the scary stuff.” One thing which frightens me is that the U.S. government is in the hands of pirates, who
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