In November, 1989, the Berlin Wall started coming down and the fall of the wall is now part of history. With the fall of the wall, a famous border crossing–known as “Checkpoint Charlie”–was dismantled. Many of the items connected to “Checkpoint Charlie” ended up in museum, however, it is rumoured […]
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 sir: I would first like to congratulate the Muskie junior and senior girls’ basketball teams on winning NorWOSSA gold. I also would like to thank the volunteer coaches for coming forward this year and doing such a great job and enabling these girls to play basketball this season. I […]
Dear editor: After the election three years ago, I heard a lot of grumbling about the way it turned out and how Mayor Witherspoon should step aside and let someone new give it a try. Well, once again another local election has passed us by and there has been no […]
Dear editor: I sat this morning and read the letter in last Wednesday’s Times by Rick Weidenhoeft. I also feel the frustration and anger that comes with the lack of an increase in pay. I work for the Association for Community Living in Fort Frances, where we have felt the […]
Dear editor: In the courthouse news in last week’s edition of the Times, I read with some disdain that a person with the same name as me had been charged with a criminal offence. This seemed to result in some confusion, as the offender’s birthdate and mine are within two […]
To the editor: Once again, the Canadian public is faced with another federal election, and this election, if polls can be believed, is between the Liberals and the Canadian Alliance. These parties are very different and so are their policies. We will have to choose between the Liberals who, in […]
Dear sir: Well, more changes coming–yippee! The government must really be working or wanting to make it look good. I guided Americans in the ’70s and now, we pass up many six to eight-point bucks looking for the elusive “big ones,” which we didn’t get. But the American hunters were […]
Dear editor: I swore that I would not do this again but I must vent my anger someplace, lest I take out my frustration on the nearest Mike Harris look-alike. Last week, the Harris government discussed a possible 42 percent pay raise for Ontario MPPs, citing a prolonged 10-year drought […]
Dear editor: I am an OAC student at Fort Frances High School and last week I was told, after asking a number of people, that there would not be a Remembrance Day assembly held at the school this year. I was given several reasons for this, the first being that […]
Dear sir: I just have a few comments in regards to the recent televised debate between the candidates for mayor and town council. 1). What has happened to showing a little respect for others? Name-calling is not tolerated from our children–should it be tolerated from a mayor? This is unacceptable […]
Dear editor, I read in complete bewilderment Bob Nault’s article (View from the Hill, Oct. 18, 2000). Mr. Nault has a “problem” with a flat tax proposed by the opposition Canadian Alliance. The Liberals endorsed the seven percent GST. I wonder, does he have a problem with that? Signed, John […]
Dear editor: What are the sworn duties, commitments, and obligations of an MPP to the constituents that elected him? Answer: Represent constituents’ interests in provincial governance at Queen’s Park in Toronto. That is what our provincial tax dollars pay our elected MPPs to do. We now have a federal election–to […]
