The air feels like fall, and we have had a couple of hard frosts, so I think we are officially into our next season. I do hope we can enjoy some further dry weather. I started to cut my grass over the weekend but didn’t have enough time to finish. […]
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Officially, Pete Rose died on September 30, 2024. He was 83. In reality, Rose died August 24, 1989. He was 48. That’s the day baseball’s all-time hits leader was banned from the game he loved, told he would never have a home in its Hall of Fame. The number that […]
There is something special about fishing in places where there are no maps and a bunch of fish to catch. These are the places that receive little angler pressure and usually have the best fishing. This is how I would describe getting to fish the last stretch of the English […]
We passed the anniversary date of the Hamas Israel war. After one year we would have expected that sane governments would have come to the rescue of both Gaza residents and Israel hostages. We would have expected that the world would come together to prevent an ever expanding war across […]
A friend of mine is struggling. Life is beating him up, not through any fault of his, but because life just does that, targets individuals at random. He is one of those fine people, with a gentle spirit, a big heart, is a wonderful son, husband and father. You’d think […]
A good gardener will use crop rotation for two reasons, as rotating and changing the location of your annual vegetable crops from year to year, helps to ensure good soil nutrient supply and pest control. Crops such as peas and beans (legumes) put nutrients back in the soil as they […]
The era in which I grew up, in life and in sports reporting, was known for its macho…and that’s being charitable. In terms of gender comparisons, sport was often considered an oil and water mix. Consequently, when the so-called “Battle of the Sexes” came along in 1973, it was regarded […]
Around 200 bass anglers from nine nations converged in Fredericton, New Brunswick over the past week to participate in the Pan-American Black Bass Championship, taking place on the Saint John River that flows through the province. Canada, the United States, China, Puerto Rico, Columbia, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Wolastoqey […]
I cannot believe September is over! Time is flying by and I am afraid our summer weather is going to leave us. I ended up not feeling great last week but pushed my way through because we had a cattle sale. I had some good “personal assistants” that really made […]
“Remember the time when you could go to Thanksgiving with your relatives and not complain about politics the whole time?” That question was put forth by Tim Walz who is running for the Vice Presidency of the United States. It is often noted that families share eighty-five percent of common […]
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TYLER J. MOFFITT
TYLER J. MOFFITT
I would like to introduce myself as the newest columnist for the Fort Frances Times. Foremost, I acknowledge that I live, work, and play in the Traditional Territory of Treaty #3, home of the Anishinaabe People. I will be sharing some innovative evidence-informed solutions that advocate and educate, as well […]
When I was young, which wasn’t yesterday but rather more than 50 years ago (yikes), a trusted friend of mine had a signature response to whenever I dared to complain or whine, the woe-is-me sort of thing, and the advice was this – “what are you going to do about […]
