Remembering Bun
By Gordon Brock To everyone who knew him, he was simply Bun. Lawrence “Bun” Eckensviller was also referred to, with admiration, as this area’s symbolic grandfather as many people …
Editorial cartoon December 15:
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Festivities, 2021-style
By Diane Johnston It may be another viral Christmas, wreathed in masks and physically distanced. At least this year I’m prepared, and rethinking holiday traditions began early. I never …
The new normal
A reporter out and about on the weekend noticed a remarkable amount of compliance by locals when it comes to wearing face masks and coverings. There was, however, …
Editorial Cartoon December 8:
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Playing games
By Steven Larocque It’s interesting to watch the calisthenics being performed by the United States (soon to be joined by Canada?) by announcing a diplomatic boycott of the Winter …
Hope in numbers
The Christmas season is upon us and homes and businesses are decorated to light the dark evenings of early winter. It is beautiful to look at, but the …
Editorial Cartoon December 1:
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Breathing in and breathing out
By Darlene Wroe For the week of November 17 to 24, our editor was on vacation and I was managing the content and layout of the Weekenders and Speaker that …
Giving back
North Americans went through the annual gorge-fest known as Black Friday last week as the Christmas consuming (over-consumption?) season gets started in earnest. Many in Northeastern Ontario likely …