From the Editor’s Desk
The campaign beginsThe October 27 municipal election campaign officially begins this week and while three of our municipalities have acclamations, as do three of our school boards, and four of our municipalities, plus one trustee position on a school board, has to have nominations reopen, there are
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New Liskeard Fall FairDear Editor:I went to the New Liskeard Fall FairThese are some of the things I saw there…The chickens and ducks with their cackles and clucksThe calves and lambs, the steers and ramsWere all in prime conditionLooking for the number one
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ATTENTION LETTER WRITERS
During the October 27 municipal election campaign there are some things our letter writers should know:• We won’t be publishing letters from the candidates.• We won’t be publishing letters from writers endorsing a candidate.•Incidentally, we do not plan to publish press releases verbatim from the candidates
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From the Editor’s Desk
Do campaigns matter?This Friday, September 12, is the deadline for candidates to declare their intentions for the October 27 municipal elections. Then the election campaigns officially get underway.In this space we ask and debate the question, “Do election campaigns actually matter?”AGAINST• Campaigns don’t matter as
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Darlene Wroe’s New WorldDear Editor:This is regarding Darlene Wroe’s column in the August 20 Temiskaming Speaker entitled “Sustainability, Stability and Equality”Perhaps I am late responding to Ms. Wroe’s essay but it takes time and re-reading to consume and digest the views and ideas written by journalists
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We have pride
Dear Editor:Recently, I was disappointed when I heard that there were some negative remarks made about the Lions Club of Cobalt and Coleman recent event, the Mining Competition in Cobalt, at a Cobalt Council meeting.Over the past two years we have worked hard to
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Catholic Education Makes the Difference!
Dear Editor:As we begin the new 2014-15 school year, the Northeastern Catholic District School Board(NCDSB) would like to welcome all of our returning and new students back to school after a relaxing summer break. Also, we would like to welcome all of our staff members back to work
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The Great Physician
Dear Editor:Sad to say our “Medical Community” must bow to the few. With Dr. Pace’s passing on to Glory, many, some seriously ill, are now without a doctor. Now we lose an excellent doctor because he holds God in high esteem. Dr. Tim was instrumental in saving my
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The trophy that cried.Dear Editor:Clover Valley School, 1932.It seems so many years ago and yet cherished. This little trophy was the prize possession of a little girl, the only thing she had.School was such a wonderful place, music and even a teacher’s dog that sang
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From the Editor’s Desk
Busy Season AheadTraditionally the period from Labour Day to Christmas marks the busiest time of year for virtually all segments of Temiskaming society.That looks to be the case again this season with the main reason being the October 27 municipal elections.Our municipal terms are
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