by Steven LarocqueThat’s one of the best headlines of the past fortnight.It was written at the website The Daily Beast, a place well regarded for publishing some serious writers and thinkers.This content is for Speaker Online Digital Subscription members only.
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The June 7 provincial election has come and gone, the dust has settled and the real work begins.Timiskaming-Cochrane has re-elected NDP MPP John Vanthof and his numbers were impressive.In the 2014 election, Vanthof collected 14,651 votes and 55 per cent of
by Diane JohnstonIn my ongoing quest to rid myself of unnecessary “stuff,” I’m tackling books.The last major weeding followed a move.I came across hardcovers I’d picked up at various times, recognizing the title or the author. For whatever reason, I never got around to them.I then read them, one after
Englehart's Woollings Park is becoming a bright spot in the town.The cenotaph area, grand trees and playground equipment have now been joined by a community garden, a Free Little Library, benches, and tables for children to play board games.Most importantly, the park tends to be teeming with children while their
Steven Larocque Speaker Editor There’s still a bit of wisdom to be found in the pages of The Speaker.Maybe you won’t find it in this space right here right now, but we can point to it.Longtime columnist Bud Colquhoun is a very smart and spry octogenarian with a great memory for Northern
In late May there was a roundtable discussion in Timmins.It included representatives of the mining and forestry sectors, Aboriginal businesses, politicians and members of the business community at large.They discussed developing a strategy to make sure the next government, whoever it may be, takes “bold action” on the economy in
By Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter Gardens were a way of life for us when we were growing up.The years revolved around the ordering of seeds, the tilling of the gardens, the planting of seeds, the thinning and weeding, the harvesting, the preparation of vegetables, the pickling and preserving, the storage and the
