Merv Lavigne’s challenge Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockIt was called the first major test of the newly-implemented Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and it made headlines from coast to coast.In

Sunny Times Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockIt’s Easter Week. It’s also the week when the ice huts are to come off Lake Temiskaming. Plus it’s the week we prepare for a long weekend

The Child In The ShadowsFrom time to time over these past 30 years, a letter, or correspondence, has come across the desk where, while the material is unusual, the content touches on a societal topic that would be of interest to the public and should see publication.When

Odds and EndsIt’s late February and we’re coming to an end of one of the coldest months in our area’s history. With that a community newspaper editor flips through his notebook.WEATHERTo reiterate from a story written by reporter Sue Nielsen in the recent issue

The flag Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockI remember this as if it happened 50 days ago as opposed to 50 years. February 15, 1965.On that day all the students

Dave Armstrong Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockLike most of us in this life, David Armstrong could be described as a man of contradictions.Some in the community would describe him as distant and

A NEW YEAR Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockIt’s our first issue of the New Year and this is the first week where the community resumes life after the holidays.  With that, a

This time of yearThis last issue of 2014 of The Temiskaming Speaker comes out smack dab in the middle of what is called “the holiday season” – between Christmas and New Year’s. For those of us in the news media, it’s a most interesting time.For example,

About the “Yes, Virginia” editorial.As is stated to the left of this space, Francis P. Church’s editorial Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus was an immediate sensation, and became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in The New York Sun in

The Last Christmas CardOne of the traditions of Christmas, even in this age of social media, 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 touch with friends who they may not