IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
Editor’s Note: The following editorial was written by Francis P. Church in the New York Sun in the year 1897. It has become the most reprinted editorial of all time.We take pleasure in answering at once and thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our
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Shoe box campaign looks after blessed soulsDear Editor:I would like to thank The Temiskaming Speaker and the staff, especially Diane Johnston, who supplied great coverage this past month in promoting the Operation Christmas Child shoe box campaign throughout our district. Your support over all these years has
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Still have to be told
These types of editorials have become a regular, annual staple.Two decades ago, at this time of year, an editorial was written in The Temiskaming Speaker urging readers not to get behind the wheel of any motorized vehicle after drinking even a small amount of alcohol.As part of
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From the editor’s desk
The Last Christmas CardOne of the traditions of Christmas, even in this age of social media, is the sending and receiving of printed Christmas cards.In many, many cases the Christmas card is the last way for people to stay in touch with friends who they may not
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Did not ask for this
Dear Editor:I am writing today as a comment for any local survivors of sexual violence in light of the recent W5 episode entitled Hands of God (aired November 29, 2014).Sexual violence is about power, not unrestrained sexual attraction. The tactics used by the “healer” were deliberate
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Love Twenty Questions
Dear Editor:Greetings from Orillia!Thank you for including Twenty Questions in The Speaker.Since my wife and I moved from Haileybury we do not receive the Weekender and have missed these informative articles. We hope that you will continue to publish them in The Speaker.Yours sincerely,
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