What will happen to all the people displaced by new machines, long-lasting materials and new methods? How will they earn a living? How will they find their place in society? Common concerns! Good questions! Difficult to answer. Macro-responses are beyond any company, union or government. Humans have yet to invent […]
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When a book stays on the best-seller list for half a decade, it’s time to sit up and take note. What could it be that still attracts scores of readers to Stephen R. Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly-Effective People” after all this time? Maybe it’s just that everyone wants to […]
Dear sir: Members of the Northern Action Group and I were in the downtown core yesterday afternoon to check accessibility to each business. A low profile report will be made on each business by the Northern Action Group. A list of concerns will be made available to the business owners […]
Dear sir: Provincial budget cuts and “mega week” downloading create tough economic times for every taxpayer. Service cuts are now affecting those who can least afford these cuts (seniors, poor, the disabled). Regular and necessary services are being taken away from those who not only rely on these services but […]
Dear sir: On Friday, Aug. 7, 1997 at 10 p.m., I received a speeding ticket inside Fort Frances town limits. The ticket was for doing 78 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. However, since I am from Iowa, and this was my first time in Canada, I knew nothing about […]
It is with great sadness the family of Jean Martens announce her sudden passing on Saturday, Aug. 23, 1997. She was born in Fort William, Ont. on June 7, 1921. She attended school in Fort William, and worked at the Canada Car there during the war. She was united in […]
It seems hard to believe another summer is almost over. Oh, this isn’t to say the last week of August won’t bring nice weather, or the month of September for that matter. But the telltale signs of fall are here once again. Another Emo fair is history, the fastball, soccer […]
Town council is wasting its time grappling with a decision on whether to allow questions on charitable gaming halls and the municipal bus on the ballot in November. On the gaming issue, it appears the people’s decision will be moot because the province intends to award casinos to companies next […]
To the editor: While on the bus back to Winnipeg, my daughter, Stephanie, woke up and asked the question, “How much longer before we get there?” I said, “We’re halfway there.” She said, “Well then, I’ll count to see how long before we get there.” Well, she stopped counting at […]
Dear sir: Quick reaction by a group of residents, fishermen and passers-by averted what could have turned into a major fire on Clearwater Lake on Thursday, Aug. 7 around 2 p.m. We live on the lake at Sunny Cove, about three miles up the lake from the government dock. Our […]
If you’re like me, you sometimes get tired of discerning what’s ahead, planning and scheming. It’s summertime. So forget that future stuff for today. Come, wallow in the past with me. I want to tell you about my brother, Gord. You know Gainsborough’s famous painting, “The Blue Boy”? The anemic […]
Ever since the dawn of recorded history, man has cherished the eagle as a symbol–of freedom, of strength, of fierce pride. The Romans carried eagles of gold with them to war, and when the Americans sought a symbol for their country, the great white-headed eagle seemed made for the purpose. […]
