From the Editor’s Desk
ODDS AND ENDSIn your head, you knew this week would finally arrive, but in your heart in February you wondered if it would ever come – i.e. the snow finally melting and the temperatures rising over the freezing mark.It’s mid-April and a community newspaper editor flips through
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Making money
Dear Editor:I hope you will print my letter.I was very interested in politics for 30 years. For the past nine years I have become very uninterested.Lo and behold, the Honourable Tony Clement spent Canadians’ hard-earned money to beautify his riding of Parry Sound. Nary a word
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Congratulations Speaker
Dear Editor:Congratulations to The Speaker management and staff for the recognition received from the Canadian Community Newspaper Association.Each of the five (5) awards -- General Excellence, Best Front Page, Best Editorial Page, Best Feature Story, and Best Sports Photo -- represents a significant achievement, and the total
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Bus stations
Dear Editor:I was watching the news about the Ontario Northland buses. I was very upset that they are closing the bus stations in Englehart and at Matheson. There was no need for that at all.I just don’t know what to think about the government.I feel that
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“R” is for Respect
Dear Editor:On behalf of the citizens of Spread the Word to End the Word Temiskaming South, we would like to thank the City of Temiskaming Shores, Towns of Cobalt, Latchord and township of Coleman for declaring Spread the Word to End the Word day on March 4, 2015.
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From the Editor’s Desk
Merv Lavigne’s challenge[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]It was called the first major test of the newly-implemented Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and it made headlines from coast to coast.In
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Letter of the Week
Retrieving Misty for meDear Editor:Twice now my dog Misty has darted out the door, went for her run, and she has been brought home to me.Misty is only a year old, still a puppy, and wants to run.Folks either know her through me, or recognize
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Letters to the Editor
This has been overlookedDear Editor:I am in agreement with Mr. Edwards’ letter “Bent out of shape” (Speaker issue of March 25 2015) in which he said humans cause many accidents by reliance on the aid of technology.I too believe that we place too much faith in
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From the Editor’s Desk
Sunny Times[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]It’s Easter Week. It’s also the week when the ice huts are to come off Lake Temiskaming. Plus it’s the week we prepare for a long weekend
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Community Food Bank Drive
This coming Saturday, March 28 , from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Spring Temiskaming Speaker Community Food Bank Drive takes place. For several years this newspaper has been leading the charge by hosting two yearly food drives, one in the fall just before the Thanksgiving
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