Figuring it out

Steven Larocque Speaker Editor The Ontario budget was introduced recently in the provincial legislature.Supporters of the government loved it. Or tolerated it.Opponents hated it.Budget patterns are always the same – the tough austerity measures come in the first couple of years of a mandate, things ease up a bit in the middle

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Traditions

By Steven Larocque Speaker Editor Traditions – personal, familial, societal – take place throughout the year. A holiday like Christmas springs to mind immediately and with it the traditions people create and observe – erecting a real tree, specific decorations for specific places, the turkey cooked to maximum

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Moving the North forward

There are some key steps that are needed to help the North reverse its decline and move forward into a changing global economy.A recent FedNor announcement to assist infrastructure projects in the region is good news, particularly in its support of the local dairy industry’s development.The Timiskaming

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The Pride of the Lions

Over the past several years, people frequently state the need for more volunteers to step forward.People committed to the community are aging, and younger people seem to have increasingly busy lives and commitments in areas other than traditional volunteer activities.And yet, a group of 26 Lions Club members in Earlton,

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Sesquicentennial thoughts

by Diane JohnstonThere’s a Canada 150 tulip, a dance routine that’s supposed to embody “Canada’s diversity and artistic identity,” and a commemorative ten dollar bill.Over the coming months, there will be quilting bees and art installations, symposiums and fireworks, parades and runs, and music fests, beer fests, film fests and

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