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From the Editor’s Desk
More On Attack AdsFollowing through on last week’s column re: regardless of what happens October 19, Stephen Harper’s greatest achievement in the Canadian body politic may very well be his, and his campaign team’s, mastery of the attack ad.Political pundits of all stripes acknowledge that Harper
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Letter of the Week
I was a farmeretteDear Editor:In the August 19 edition of The Temiskaming Speaker there are pictures and an article on Kathleen Hamilton’s experiences in the British Women’s Land Army during World War II. The photo caught my attention because it reminded me of my own experiences in
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Concerned about quality of life
Dear Editor:Re: The voice of 110 municipalities on 110 councils.In an era calling for openness and transparency in government, I wonder how many of the municipalities in FONOM (Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities) supporting the Energy East Pipeline held a plebiscite to garner the opinions of their
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About those attack ads
Dear Editor:The editorial Attack Ads (From The Editor’s Desk, Speaker, August 19) raises several important questions, one of which is: What was Stephen Harper thinking when he decided to include goofy but mean ads in an extended election campaign period?In less than a month the dim-witted attacks
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Where is my bike?
Dear Editor:I am writing this letter in regards to my missing bike. It has been missing for three months now.The police have been working very hard to find my bike.I just can’t understand why someone would come along and steal my bike at 100 Market Street
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From the Editor’s Desk
ATTACK ADSRegardless of what happens October 19, Stephen Harper’s greatest achievement in the Canadian body politic may very well be his, and his campaign team’s, mastery of the attack ad.Political pundits of all stripes acknowledge that Harper attack ads are effective and achieve their goal. The
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Letter of the Week
In support of Silver Centre Wind Energy ProjectDear Editor:I’ve been reading the back and forth rhetoric related to the proposed Silver Centre wind turbine project and just could not take it anymore and see the opportunity pass us by.I think the project is a great idea
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From the Editor’s Desk
Week One[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]Will the very length of this historically long federal election campaign be an issue in itself?Over the years all prime ministers and premiers have been
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Letter of the Week
Get the vowels rightDear EditorThe Speaker has been such a stalwart ally in the ongoing campaign to get the “e” back in Temiskaming that it was disheartening to see the egregious “i” version improperly used in a historical summary of the District’s electoral ridings (pg. 10a –
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