Dear editor: There has been much discussion lately in the media about the government’s Bill 136. Some of it is downright scary to those of us who work in the public sector. There are those in the general population who may agree with the government but please consider our position. […]
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Dear sir: As I watch the TV show “Spin City,” I take delight in how the backroom boys teach the politician to avoid answering questions, give misleading and inaccurate information, and even lie so convincingly that he still manages to hold onto power. However, the tactics in the fictional political […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter on behalf of my fellow students at Fort Frances High School. We, as students, value our education very much and feel that Education and Training minister John Snobelen and his government are depriving us of it early in our lives. I understand that […]
It’s hard to imagine what a big outing shopping was a half-century ago. Driving to Watertown. Twenty miles north on Route 12. What fun we had in the back seat of the car! And it was even more fun to walk up and down the square. Looking in the shop […]
For most average fishermen in Ontario, “the” fish to catch is the walleye, which is common over the eastern half of North America to the Mississippi valley, Saskatchewan, and the Mackenzie River. The walleye is called by many names (whiteeye, pikeperch, glasseye, and the most common wrong name–pickerel). Pickerel means […]
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 11 Timothy 4:7 Leon Honore Heyens, 73, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Friday, Sept. 12, 1997. He was born April 14, 1924 […]
Ronald Mansfield “Ron” Hyatt, 72, of R.R. #2, Devlin, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1997 at his home. He was born Feb. 9, 1925 in the Municipality of La Vallee, Ont. to the late James and Bertha Hyatt. Ron lived his entire life in the Devlin area, working in […]
Cliff McIntosh
Nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Here’s an example. Doesn’t it make sense to tend and nurture the commercial forest like a farmer’s fields? Conventional wisdom says of course! But there is a major controversy among professional foresters. Some say to get a greater yield/hectare, the commercial forest […]
With the first frosts of autumn nipping at us, the final harvests of the garden are underway. An unrelenting expenditure of money and labour has resulted in a surplus–if not a bounteous and wanted crop. It started back in June with the first crop of radishes. After gorging on the […]
Oh, they will argue otherwise, saying that they’ve decided to go to the people in November so the “silent majority” can put the bus issue behind us once and for all. But the bottom line is they caved. Blinked. Folded. Wilted under pressure. All because councillors were fed up with […]
Birthdays should never be feared. They should always be celebrated. And I just might be the luckiest person in the whole world when it comes to birthdays. My special day is always celebrated high in the Colorado Rockies. Far away from people, with a total absence of noise and confusion. […]
It’s a fair bet to say most Ontarians are in favour of higher standards in the classroom, and a return to the basics. Parents are well aware of the need for their children to have the best education possible in order to compete on the job market of the 21st […]
