Well, here we are at the new desk, same as the old desk.By way of introduction: I’m Steven Larocque and I’m the new editor at The Temiskaming Speaker.I’m in my 22nd year at The Speaker so many of you will know me, or know of me, so
An editor says goodbyeEditorial independence and hard-nosed business motives go hand in hand.They live in symbiosis – great journalism attracts more readers, more readers attract move advertisers and more revenue supports even greater journalism. This newspaper has long lived and prospered by that model, and been
The reportersUp until the mid-1970s The Temiskaming Speaker’s editorial department was a one-man show. That “one man” being the editor. Full-time reporters weren’t added to The Speaker’s editorial department until the decade of the 1970s. Previous to that The Speaker had what were called “correspondents”. These
As yours truly’s editorship winds down to its February conclusion, the topic this week is on the news items I wish had appeared in this space. In some cases these are stories behind stories. In other cases these are just dead ends.Here are some of my
Talking about CJTTWith five issues left before this Editor’s Desk closes, the tone the rest of the way will be more personal than other offerings in this space have been these past 32 years.Last Friday morning yours truly was the guest on CJTT radio’s popular
Beginning 2017This week teachers and students are still on holidays but the rest of us are taking the decorations down and preparing for the year ahead.We begin a new year by wrapping up the outgoing year. Our C Front feature presents our annual quiz looking
Christmas 2016This is our last issue of The Speaker before Christmas and yours truly can’t ever recall a pre-Christmas Speaker issue, such as this one, where the front page stories run the extreme of the human condition.WHITE CHRISTMASBarring the biggest change in climate in
At the mallLast week The Speaker carried on its front page a story about how a long-time tradition in Temiskaming – visits with Santa at the Timiskaming Square Mall – will continue this Christmas season thanks to the initiative of the Temiskaming Shores Lioness Lions Club.As has been
Leaving the SpeakerThis is probably the first column written by the editor of The Temiskaming Speaker where the words “I” and “me” are used with frequency.Yours truly began working at The Temiskaming Speaker in September of 1984. I will be leaving The Temiskaming Speaker
The Last Christmas CardIn our marketplace in Temiskaming, even in this age of social media, one of the traditions of Christmas is the sending and receiving of printed Christmas cards.In many, many cases the Christmas card is the last way for people to stay in
