Green light still a yellow light
Maybe it’s not quite “happy days are here again.” Happier, perhaps. The news that Ontario’s government has decreed that Temiskaming could go back into the Green-Prevent zone in its pandemic …
Kind of a start to a new year
By Diane Johnston A month and a half into a new year, and 2021 hasn’t been stellar. A favourite lamp gave up the ghost and the battery in my wristwatch …
Editorial cartoon for February 10, 2021 issue:
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Entering a new era
Many have heard the statement that, in a society, we are only as strong as the weakest among us. There are many areas where help is needed to assist those …
Shots around the world
By Steven Larocque We’re a sparsely populated country spread over a vast geographic area, but we’re a rich country thanks to a wealth of resources and a succession of stable, …
Editorial cartoon for February 3, 2021 issue:
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The aftermath
After a year of the pandemic Canadians keep on keeping on, as the saying goes, coping as best as we can with this new normal. Increasingly, some are turning their …
Time well spent
By Darlene Wroe The pandemic seems to be going on forever, but the time is only lost if we let it be. For many this time of being alone can …
Editorial cartoon for January 27, 2021 issue:
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Shining in the dark
A big callout of thanks to all area people who are working hard to keep things fairly normal in a very strange time. The lockdown is bringing the worst out …