Dear sir: An open letter to the Hon. David Johnson, minister of Education and Training, re: Bill 160–a bill to defraud the students of Ontario of their right to a quality education; a bill designed to concentrate fiscal and decision-making power in the hands of one man based in Toronto. […]
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Dear editor: To begin, I would like to thank a close friend of the family for telling me to write this letter. Without his insistence, I may never have had the courage to do this. I am a mother of three and a teacher of many. Last week, I broke […]
Dear editor: It is a sad commentary on our democratic society when one refrains from making public comment that runs counter to the apparent majority for fear of backlash or reprisals against one’s children. However, after one week of the teacher’s illegal strike and no end in sight, I have […]
Anybody can warble a love song and, in the right frame of mind, just anybody can pen a love song. But it takes talent to write love song about a woman meeting “Mr. Right” while he’s wearing a hat sporting the name of a weed killer on it. And talent […]
Who do you support? That’s the question the province and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation are spending millions of dollars on in advertising campaigns in the fight over Bill 160, the Education Quality Improvement Act. Justice James MacPherson’s refusal to provide the province with a court injunction to order teachers back […]
What started out as a last-minute plan to offer a safer Halloween turned out to be a resounding success for organizers when the Business Improvement Area offered up “Scott Street Scare” on Friday night. The three-hour event, which saw 31 downtown businesses handing out goodies, attracted some 450 trick-or-treaters. Scott […]
A bombshell was dropped on school board trustees regarding the “multi-use” facility last night–the project was over budget by almost $2.7 million. Trustees approved a spending increase to meet the overdraft by a vote of eight to six after a drawn-out debate. Director of Education John McLeod said no one […]
Hockey players kicking off the 1997-98 season as Emo teams split games with their Fort Frances counterparts over the weekend. The OPP were bested by The Wings on Tyson Romyn’s four-goal spree in the second period. Never looking over their shoulders, the Flying Wings handcuffed OPP early in the first […]
“Downloading” may be the hot-button issue facing municipalities but it didn’t produce any sparks during the mayoral candidate forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce at the Civic Centre on Monday night. In fact, no issue spurred either Allan Bedard or incumbent Mayor Glenn Witherspoon to challenge each other’s political […]
In a previous article, I spoke about two of our most common bats. One of the others which is quite common and is much like the first two is Keen’s Bat. All three of these (Little Brown, Big Brown and Keen’s) have quite a bit in common. One thing is […]
Sometimes the best life wisdom comes from the most unexpected places. And today mine came from K-Mart. Rushing as I was to grab a few items and check out fast, it’s a wonder my ears were even working. And I still don’t know who wrote the first song or who […]
