Dear editor: This letter is in reference to an article written by Mike Baranowski that appeared in the Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000 edition of your paper. The article is absolutely inaccurate and, as a result, portrays an unfair and unacceptable picture of an historical competitive event within Ontario Special Olympics. […]
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 Mr. Behan: This letter is pursuant to the article of Mr. Jack Tynan in the Daily Bulletin dated March 9, 2000. It was my understanding that Mr. Tynan was not at the meeting with the Fort Frances town council held on March 8, 2000, however, in his article he […]
Dear sir: The late Tommy Douglas was the father of medicare when he introduced it in Saskatchewan. His budget targeted 70 percent of health care. The Liberal government of the day made health care universal in Canada. They funded it 50 percent. The present Chrétien government reduced it to some […]
Dear editor: I just want to get something off my chest regarding the current gas and diesel oil prices. And while I’m at it–a bit about “outshopping.” I would like to make a point regarding the purchase of gas in the United States. If one is going that way for […]
To the editor: I was wondering why the wayside washrooms have to be open so late in the spring and closed too early in the fall. We travel to Thunder Bay three times a week because I’m on hemo-dialysis. Those washrooms sure would come in handy. So why can’t they […]
Dear editor: Beware of what our Ministry of Health is doing with travel grants. I was sent to Thunder Bay for surgery and sent a travel grant form in for it. When I received the cheque back, I was surprised it was only $45.75 instead of $63.75 so I phoned […]
Dear editor: They say small towns are filled with rumours and small talk, and stories spread like wildfire, especially in Fort Frances. Well, I’ve never appreciated this more than on Friday, March 3 when my eight-year-old son, Kevin, failed to return home after school. By 5 p.m., I had called […]
Dear sir: It is a well-known fact that the Anglican parish in Fort Frances is in a state of turmoil with a serious dispute taking place between some members of that congregation and the Diocesan authorities. I have remained neutral in this matter, and have no intention of becoming involved […]
Dear editor: I was very pleased to see the coverage and picture of the snocross races held in Fort Frances last weekend. Congratulations to Johnny Lundon, Brennan Kilmister, and Brian Degagne on their achievements racing. However, I was very disappointed to see that Pinewood, Ont. is not considered local. Peter […]
Dear sir: “Come and hunt Ontario’s pristine parks” could soon festoon tourism’s advertisements aimed at attracting big bucks from south of the border if Natural Resources minister John Snobelen refuses to acknowledge the opposing and more popular opinion of “hands off the parks.” As if it was not enough that […]
Dear sir: I was disappointed once again by the obvious bias and/or ignorance your newspaper has yet again printed! I am referring to your article on last week’s snocross in which you failed to mention the fourth local competitor, Peter Fuhrer. Peter lives in Pinewood, Ont. and to the best […]
Dear editor: The statistics quoted in the Times on Feb. 16 with regard to cellular phones are most interesting. For five years, people here in the district tried to convince Bell that cell phones were a good idea but they always said there would not be enough users. It is […]
