Between innings
By Darlene Wroe In the deep of winter it’s fun to remember the good old game of baseball (or softball, if you prefer). I never was any good at …
About those numbers
Last week The Speaker received an email from a reliable reader who heard from someone who mentioned that the numbers from The Speaker’s Web Poll from January 26 …

Editorial Cartoon February 2
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Questions, questions
The truck convoy from out west passed through our region January 28 as they headed toward Ottawa to protest border restrictions and mandates for unvaccinated truck drivers. It …
“Tell the truth. Tell the truth.”
By Steven Larocque Those words were said to me Friday afternoon as I walked along Highway 11 north of New Liskeard to take some photos of the trucker convoy …

Editorial cartoon in the Jan. 26,2022 issue:
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Time to cool down
Josh Freed, in a column on the National Post website January 22, told about a recent trip to Florida. He recounts a conversation on a restaurant terrace and quotes a …
A new year unmasked
By Diane Johnston As the new year began, I thought I’d lost my cloth face mask. It didn’t really matter because, just like neon hues and shoulder pads, fabric masks …

Editorial Cartoon January 19
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Either or both
By Steven Larocque It’s imperative that kids go back to school in person because they need the socialization, the contact, the routine, the camaraderie. It’s the only way to …