Donna M. Kroocmo Dear editor: We are in the midst of the holiday season, with parades, festivities, and celebrations that include the number-one date-rape drug available: alcohol. Disturbing information has come to our attention recently involving other date-rape drugs being used in our district, and we believed it was imperative […]
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.
Diane Maxey Dear editor: I am so proud of the Fort Frances Choraliers! What absolutely fantastic performances they gave at Rainycrest, the New Beginnings Fellowship Church in Fort Frances, and at the Zion Lutheran Church in International Falls. The balance of sound and the professionalism was second to none! It […]
John Kotnik Dear Mike: Many Junior ‘A’ teams in Canada are privately-owned and financed. The Fort Frances Lakers, for one, are a community-owned and operated team that depends on the community to operate. Such operating costs are not cheap. Without a volunteer board of directors, the sponsors, and a very […]
Glenn Witherspoon Dear editor: Sports rivalry . . . does it exist locally? Apparently not in the eyes or thoughts of our local high school principal, Peggy Keffer. She claims her administration, including the Muskie boys’ hockey coach and athletic director, do not want to play the International Falls Broncos […]
Pat Dakin Dear editor: The Christmas season can be said to be well underway in our house. On Sunday, Dec. 5, the New Beginnings Church once again was filled with the voices of the Fort Frances Choraliers. The concert was led off by the six members of the Fort Frances […]
Rudolf K.F. Zeitlhofer Dear sir: The recent tragic passing of Joyce Cunningham has been duly noted. Joyce was the driving force in the community behind the new public library. Our community owes her a great debt of gratitude for her perseverance in overcoming so many obstacles. What has not received […]
Marina Gerber Dear editor: I applaud the groups of “lay ecologists” who get together to pick up other people’s garbage from roadsides. Actually, I’ve “adopted” a small stretch of “our” road myself and on my garbage walk last week, I picked up 18-20 pieces of garbage in about that many […]
Lois Faragher Dear editor: It has come to my attention to write this letter on behalf of myself and fellow members of the Memorial Sports Centre. This matter has come under scrutiny time and time again as I went through this fiasco a few years ago, as well. Apparently, the […]
Rudolf K. F. Zeitlhofer Dear sir: The actions of the Rainy River District School Board at its last meeting in Rainy River prove once again the old adage that everything old is new again. In ancient Rome, when the city was confronted with a grave crisis that threatened its survival, […]
Anna McNay Dear editor: The Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville were blessed to receive so many coats, hat, mitts, and boots from this generous community that were distributed during our annual “coat drive.” Many thanks to the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau for the use of the hall, to McTaggarts for […]
Mary Jane Pearson Dear editor: Once again, the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary has held a very successful fall tea. It would not be possible, however, without the willingness of the membership to volunteer many hours. A special thanks to the local businesses for their donations and Renee Miller for donating […]
Ted Brockie Dear Mike: While I believe the local “zombie walk” is intended as “just a little fun,” it has severe negative repercussions which are anything but a “little bit of fun” to those who suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These walking, talking “zombies” induce visual and/or auditory hallucinations […]
