New day, old problems
June 26, 2020
By getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather this week, it felt like I sweat out a good portion of the pounds that I gained
By getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather this week, it felt like I sweat out a good portion of the pounds that I gained
Dear Editor, I have been a follower of your weekly piece “The Way We Were” since I moved here in 1972 after . . .
What’s it been? Three months since the pandemic turned everything upside down? The number of new cases is recently slowing in our region and across
This past week, an enormous amount of people took to the streets in Canada and around the world to protest police violence against minority groups,
I really don’t like giving these columns up for personal issues but this little bit of navel gazing will have to be an exception. Ann
Dear Editor, From the beginning of this crisis, we have rallied as communities and come together as a country to fight COVID-19. In these extraordinary
Dear Editor, Before we were so rudely interrupted by a silent viral buzz-killer, we were on the verge of coming to grips with our garbage
On Wednesday, the powers that be in our fair county met to discuss the region’s business in their monthly public meeting, held via Zoom video
Dear Editor, We’ve heard a lot about how important it is to re-open the economy – get people back to work. This, from people who
Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we
By getting out and enjoying the beautiful weather this week, it felt like I sweat out a good portion of the pounds that I gained during the lockdown. Unfortunately I was . . .
Dear Editor, I have been a follower of your weekly piece “The Way We Were” since I moved here in 1972 after . . .
What’s it been? Three months since the pandemic turned everything upside down? The number of new cases is recently slowing in our region and across the province. Combined with loosening restrictions and the heat of summer weather . . .
This past week, an enormous amount of people took to the streets in Canada and around the world to protest police violence against minority groups, specifically black people. The demonstrations were sparked on May 25, after a Minneapolis police officer
I really don’t like giving these columns up for personal issues but this little bit of navel gazing will have to be an exception. Ann Taylor has left the Pontiac Printshop, and it’s going to really complicate our lives. For
Dear Editor, From the beginning of this crisis, we have rallied as communities and come together as a country to fight COVID-19. In these extraordinary times, no Canadian should have to worry about paying their bills, rent or putting food
Dear Editor, Before we were so rudely interrupted by a silent viral buzz-killer, we were on the verge of coming to grips with our garbage habits. Single-use plastics were being phased out, replaced with re-usable or biodegradable containers. Suddenly, single-use
On Wednesday, the powers that be in our fair county met to discuss the region’s business in their monthly public meeting, held via Zoom video conference due to the pandemic situation. While most of the exchanges were congenial and straightforward,
Dear Editor, We’ve heard a lot about how important it is to re-open the economy – get people back to work. This, from people who are safely sequestered far from the world of actual work. Those who own huge meat
Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we have learned from the Covid crisis, it is the need to come up with global
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