By Steven Larocque We just celebrated Thanksgiving and the biggest thing for which we should all be thankful is that we live in the greatest country on earth. It’s hard …

Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota is no longer the Speaker of the House of Commons after a terrible gaffe caused international embarrassment for the country. Everyone is aware now that on …

By Darlene Wroe “I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore,” Dorothy said to Toto in the story The Wizard of Oz after a tornado lifted the farmhouse and carried her …

    We live in a time when we are increasingly seeing the convergence of the past and the future. The region is beginning to change quickly. While there are …

By Gordon Brock   Many long-time media people usually recall a well-known event when asked for some of the most memorable news stories they covered. Jim Patrick, however, has this …

    Over the past week the region saw two high profile provincial politicos pay visits. Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles was here to visit the New Liskeard Fall Fair …

By Diane Johnston   In this season of abundance, my kitchen is a battleground. The combatants are many, and colourful – wild blueberries and Ontario peaches, juicy tomatoes and crisp …