Can strike at any age
Dear Editor:My thanks to Rev. Helmut Wipprecht[letter in the January 22, 2014 Speaker] for being willing to initiate a discussion on “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” or “PTSD” as a result of military action.The timing for me was perfect, as earlier in the day I had read the MacLean’s (Jan. 27)
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Stress is cumulative
Dear Editor:Re: Letter of the week, January 22 2014. Reflecting on PTDS.It would be remiss of me to allow the letter by H.L. Wipprecht to stand unanswered.During my life, I have survived the German bombing of Merseyside, having to move from damaged homes three times, I helped in the recovery
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Highway management needs overhaul
There is little that can top the news issue of the highway conditions in the region.But it is difficult to say that it is limited to the North as a problem.The Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s management of highways throughout Ontario seems to need a thorough overhaul.Transportation investments throughout the region
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Sticks Up
Dear Editor:Once again the people of south Temiskaming showed their generosity. On Sunday, December 22, 2013, Constable Rene Taylor organized a hockey game between the New Liskeard Cubs and the Ontario Provincial Police Officers.The residents of Temiskaming Shores, Cobalt and Englehart braved the snowy weather and delivered non-perishable food items
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Nonsensical diatribe
Dear Editor:Kudos to Darlene Wroe for writing the obviously tongue in cheek article on page 1 of Section C of the January 15 Speaker allowing MTO’s publicist, Gordan Rennie, to spout his nonsensical diatribe.Sometimes just exposing such nonsense in its entirety exposes the lack of logic and facts behind itIt
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Reflecting on PTDS
Dear Editor:The recent rash of suicides of soldiers, due to “post traumatic stress disorder” calls for some reflection.After the Second World War many millions of soldiers from both sides returned to civilian lives.Not only they, but also many civilians had to go through the horrors of war.I myself lived in
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Dr. Pace
[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]No news story about a single death in this area in the last quarter of a century has shocked as many people and will leave as much of a void in
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A great gratitude for a life
People from across the region and beyond are mourning the loss of one of the area’s best doctors.Dr. Peter-John (P.J.) Pace died Monday, January 20, in the early afternoon as the result of a collision between the Chevrolet Impala he was driving northward, and a southbound transport, according to police.The
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Thank you, thank you
Dear Editor:Once again the people of south Temiskaming showed their generosity. The Ministry of Natural Resources held a Christmas Food Drive at Walmart Supercentre and Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer on Saturday, December 21, 2013.The men worked from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. collecting non-perishable food for the local
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Helping others
Dear Editor:On Sunday morning taking my dog for a walk, there was a bank of ice and snow ploughed in across the entrance/exit to Cedar Street.I am handicapped and use an electric scooter for transportation. I got part way through the barricade and was struck.A passing gentleman stopped
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