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February 4, 2026

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Opinion

Speaking out

Last week, a resident of Shawville or the surrounding environs decided that they had reached a breaking point. Nearly a year into the maelstrom of

Anti-virus measures

Dear Editor, What happened Jan. 6 2021? Riots on Capitol Hill, Washington DC? Trump’s role was key to inciting insurrection. Astonishing. In the USA. Really?

The perils of democratic rule

Dear Editor, The recent assault by an unruly, well-prepared mob against our southern neighbour’s Capitol building in Washington D.C. was instigated by its outgoing president.

Bad taste

Dear Editor, My name is Luc and I live in Fort-Coulonge. Like everybody else in the world, I was horrified and dismayed at what happened

A new normal

Dear Editor, I was born and raised to study and ponder history. My dad was a habitual student of socio-political history, as well as editor

We’re all grounded

We’re all grounded Even before this public health crisis smashed our daily lives like a wrecking ball nearly a year ago (seems like only yesterday),

Something new to worry about

Dear Editor, Are you tired of worrying about COVID-19? Me too. Here are a few other items of interest, which may offer your brain some

Post-holiday blues

Well, ready or not, we’re all off on another trip around the sun.  I had a lot of ideas kicking around in my head for

Speaking out

Last week, a resident of Shawville or the surrounding environs decided that they had reached a breaking point. Nearly a year into the maelstrom of this pandemic, they finally decided that enough was enough. For whatever reason, either a YouTube

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Anti-virus measures

Dear Editor, What happened Jan. 6 2021? Riots on Capitol Hill, Washington DC? Trump’s role was key to inciting insurrection. Astonishing. In the USA. Really? I am thankful that I live in Canada and not the USA. To me, Canada

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The perils of democratic rule

Dear Editor, The recent assault by an unruly, well-prepared mob against our southern neighbour’s Capitol building in Washington D.C. was instigated by its outgoing president. In many countries on this planet, such action would be . . .

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Bad taste

Dear Editor, My name is Luc and I live in Fort-Coulonge. Like everybody else in the world, I was horrified and dismayed at what happened in the US Capitol on Wednesday and the events that ensued. We don’t all have

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A new normal

Dear Editor, I was born and raised to study and ponder history. My dad was a habitual student of socio-political history, as well as editor of a weekly newspaper — the two seem to go together. One is the presentation

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We’re all grounded

We’re all grounded Even before this public health crisis smashed our daily lives like a wrecking ball nearly a year ago (seems like only yesterday), it was obvious to everyone paying attention that our society was rapidly stratifying into the

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Something new to worry about

Dear Editor, Are you tired of worrying about COVID-19? Me too. Here are a few other items of interest, which may offer your brain some temporary relief.  Our governments are sponsoring a giant landfill of radioactive waste, near the Ottawa

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Post-holiday blues

Well, ready or not, we’re all off on another trip around the sun.  I had a lot of ideas kicking around in my head for the first editorial of the year, wanting to start things off on a high note.

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