Summer’s big hits
Steven Larocque The pandemic and the WE charity scandal continue to be the top two stories of the summer. On the WE controversy, there’s a growing sense that Prime Minister …
Editorial cartoon for August 12, 2020 issue:
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Remembering Ramsay
Last week it was announced that former Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP David Ramsay had died at the age of 72 in Nova Scotia. Ramsay served as MPP beginning in 1985 when he …
Onward and upward
Darlene Wroe I am very grateful to the Ontario Community Newspapers Association for their decision to grant me first place in the photography award’s component for the Speaker’s circulation class. …
Editorial cartoon for August 5, 2020 issue:
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Let’s make it better for our elderly
The pandemic is having a particularly hard impact on our elderly. Having contacts with others was likely the key component in retaining wellness and a sense of youthfulness, strength and …
Bud and words
Steven Larocque A story in the Globe and Mail online edition July 27 put me in mind of Englehart’s Bud Colquhoun, who died July 19 at the age of 90. …
Editorial cartoon for July 29, 2020 issue:
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No argument here
In this strange summer of a very strange year, one of the top news items has become the daily pursuit of righting old wrongs and settling old scores. Some you …
Footloose and stuck
Diane Johnston Years ago, I saw a movie starring a very young Mel Gibson called The Year of Living Dangerously. I’ve forgotten the plot. A Roger Ebert online review informs …
