From the Editor’s Desk
The final rideVarious communities in Temiskaming will be staging Canada Day events July 1. However the focal point throughout the district this long weekend is the New Liskeard Bikers Reunion as a few weeks back chief organizer Barry Phippen said this 2016 version of the event would be
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Acting on gas prices
Dear Editor:This is an open letter to the Hon. Glenn Thibeault, Minister of Energy.Re: Gas PricesDear Minister,People across Ontario, and especially the North, are being ripped off at the gas pumps.As an opposition MP you were vocal on
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Just Wondering
Dear Editor:This is to the TDSS Powwow Committee (regarding recent coverage in the June 8 Speaker “Traditions shared in tenth annual TDSS Powwow” and the subsequent letter to the editor in the June 22 Speaker, “It is not a costume”).When did the modern baseball cap worn backwards
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No respect for Governor General
Dear Editor:I used to have a lot of respect for Canada’s Governor General, David Johnston. As far as the upper crust goes he seemed to be an OK guy. That was until he did an interview with Peter Mansbridge on April 13, 2016.Johnson, responding to Mansbridge’s comment
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From the editor’s desk
Stories behind storiesLast week this space talked about writing corrections and clarifications in The Speaker. That column ended with a brief note about receiving a phone call from a reader questioning the veracity of a recently published Across The Years photo.This week we pick up the story
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Letter of the Week
It is not a costumeDear Editor:First we would like to thank you for including an article about our pow wow on a full page of our community news paper. We work very hard every year putting together the pow wow and to receive such public recognition is
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Thank you all
Dear Editor:The Cobalt Coleman Latchford and Area Food Bank would like to express their appreciation for the generosity of our residents, clubs, organizations, businesses, churches and schools. We especially want to thank our volunteers who donate countless hours to this task and without whom this work would not
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We have retired
Dear Editor:The ladies of 4Paws Rescue have retired and will no longer be accepting cats and kittens into our care.Unfortunately, health reasons have forced us to make the decision to close 4Paws Rescue.We would like to thank ALL who have supported us over the past years.
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From the Editor’s Desk
June NotesThere was much in the way of tributes and commentary over the weekend on the death of Muhammad Ali.A constant theme of the eulogies was people didn’t have to be boxing fans or , even follow or care about sports at all, to be familiar with
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Fastball’s golden era in the North
[caption id="attachment_2706" align="alignleft" width="200"] Wayne Green[/caption]There was a time when fastball ruled supreme among summer sports in Northern Ontario towns and cities, riveting the attention of local residents as hockey did during the long
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