The Voice Of Number Six
Ontario Minister of Transportation Glen Murray has apologized for the state of highways and said that work is underway to make improvements. Theoretically, by next winter, some Ontario highways are going to see government-owned winter maintenance vehicles out on the highways when conditions exceed what can reasonably be expected of
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No shame, no disgrace
Dear Editor:Permit me to reply to the letters that were critical of my submission re: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).I was surprised that I was accused of “shaming” these folk, of “tearing them down,” etc.THAT was not my intention, nor did I state that.What I wanted to point out is
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Respect and responsibility
Living in a sparsely populated region such as we do, we are much more aware of events around us than others are in other more populated regions.Or are we?The problem with our judicial system is that cases take a long time to get to court.By the time they reach court,
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The connection of all things
[caption id="attachment_1022" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Reporter Darlene Wroe[/caption]My mother was forever singing little songs to her children.I am not really sure we ever quite understood what they meant, but they were always present
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Thank you for your letters
Dear Editor:I would like to say thank you to the two gentlemen who wrote in response to Rev. Wipprecht’s wandering epistle on PTSD and the military in general. They were very kind in their answers to him and very thorough with their explanations.I was very upset when I read Rev.
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Thank you Speaker
Dear Editor:We want to thank The Temiskaming Speaker for the excellent coverage you have once again given our Bethlehem Walk this year. We appreciate the advertising for weeks before the event and the attendance of your reporter each year to document the Walk with great photos. Thank you.We are also
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Requesting help
Dear Editor:Once again, on behalf of the Little Claybelt Homesteaders’ Museum, I am requesting historical help from your readers. We have really appreciated the assistance that we have received in the past.Our first request is for a milk stool, either loaned or donated. We are doing displays this
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Thank You Very Much
Dear Editor:It has been over a month since the powerful tropical cyclone that devastated Philippines and portions of Southeast Asia. The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan has breached over 6,000 with nearly 1,800 people still missing and the homes of more than 16-million people flattened or damaged. The country appealed
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Why pray?
Dear Editor:On prayer.Why pray?Because we have needs, not only selfish wants, but real needs. Even the unbelievers pray.At one point it seems to be the only way to go, to reach out to something or someone higher than us.The God of creation seems a pretty good place to
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Another season of amazing support
Dear Editor:Ideally, we would be able to list all of those individuals/business organizations and Public Servants for their generosity and support over the past year. However, you are just too numerous. For the above reason, we have chosen to thank the various groups in hoping we have missed no one,
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