Dear editor: On Dec. 11 at 4 a.m. (Hawaiian time), I lined up at the starting line of the 33rd-annual Honolulu Marathon along with 24,642 other contestants. At 5 a.m., fireworks signalled the start, with the temperature around 21 C (about 30 C warmer than here). When I crossed the […]
Letters
All newspapers encourage letters to the editor and intend to print the opinions of their readers with as few restrictions as possible. The Fort Frances Times is no exception.
Rules governing letters to the editor in the Fort Frances Times are:
All letters must be signed, and the name of the writer will be printed with all letters published.
The writer must submit his/her letter in person and satisfactory identify themselves, or submit a telephone number to be used to verify that the letter was actually written by the person whose name is included on it, delaying publication if necessary to make the verification.
Letter will not be accepted from people outside the local coverage area unless the letters are written on a topic of primarily local interest.
If a letter attacks another individual or group, the Times will allow a response in the same edition.
Letters should not exceed 300 words and may be edited for length and content.
Dear editor: Will our mill be the next to close? With pulp and paper production closures in Kenora, Dryden, and elsewhere in Canada, this is a reasonable question to consider. I hear a lot of concern from the people I talk to that our town soon may suffer significant job […]
Dear sir: I have been a resident of Fort Frances for most of my life. I am writing this in regards to employment opportunities in Fort Frances, or lack thereof. It is no secret that Fort Frances has undergone a considerable exodus of people aged 18-30. Many of these people […]
To the editor: There were some comments recently from town council about budget shortfalls for the coming year. According to them, part of the problem is that we, the taxpayers, are questioning our home assessments and getting our property taxes lowered. As I see it, the problem is not us, […]
Dear editor: Thank you for having this section for letters. We used to decry the commercialization of Christmas and began saying, “Put the Christ back in Christmas.” Now some want store managers and others to perform in the “Christmas spirit.” I hope the recent victory over Wal-Mart in the United […]
Dear Mike: I am thankful many of our local merchants have kept Christ in Christmas. I’m on a “Merry Christmas” mission and I’m in full throttle. Don’t I fear the Christmas Gestapo and those who would have me remove the written message from my car? I’m sorry, folks, but the […]
Dear editor: I don’t own a handgun and have no desire to own one. My hunting firearms are registered in accordance with the laws of Canada (a billion-dollar boondoggle that makes the sponsorship scandal piddling by comparison). In addition, I also have, according to the federal agency responsible, a firearm […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I would like to provide the opposite view to Dr. Algie’s press release in last Wednesday’s Times. In retrospect, I viewed his article as a public relations gesture meant to encourage a movement towards a new Family Health Team concept for medical care in Fort Frances. I […]
Dear editor: Retailers beware. Government cheques do bounce. The Ontario government mistakenly issued a welfare recipient a double cheque—and they left us to pay for their mistake. The letter of response states that it is our responsibility to phone the Ontario government to verify their cheques. They did not supply […]
Dear editor: I would like to place in your paper a thank you to the honest person who found my purse at Wal-Mart on Monday evening and turned it in. I am very grateful, and it is nice to know that Santa has many helpers out there. Thank you again. […]
Dear Santa, As I can tell from your sturdy physique, you are a person who clearly enjoys good food. I can just imagine some of the delicious North Pole fare you and the missus are tucking into these days: pickled herring in mustard sauce, lingonberry and cloudberry jams, and, of […]
Dear editor: On Thursday, Dec. 8, an article appeared in the Daily Bulletin with the headline, “Spare teachers may strike.” I must take exception to the term “spare” teachers. The correct term for a teacher who replaces an absent permanent teacher is occasional teacher. Occasional teachers must have the same […]
