On a carousel
I have often wondered if the people who lived through historic events realised that they were. Of course, they must have known that the...
Time for justice at Kemptville Meadows
The letter published below arrived at our office last week, and I think anyone reading it will be touched by the contents. It is...
Jailhouse blues
The news that the provincial government are planning a major correctional facility in Kemptville came as a genuine shock to the community. Even the...
Where do I begin?
More and more, recently, I’ve been thinking about one of my favourite lines from movies. This one is from 1970's Love Story, where Jennifer...
Changes
There is a saying popular among planners, bureaucrats and politicians, one which you have heard many times: “Growth pays for Growth”. The idea is...
My little town
A community is only as strong as its people. With the right men and women, a cold and faceless subdivision of ticky-tacky houses can...
Don’t like it, don’t read it
by Victor Lachance
Readers’ reactions to my recent Fundamentals of Journalism opinion editorial, and Times Editor David Shanahan’s rebuttal, included the argument that, if someone...
Question
I think this week we could have published an issue with nothing but articles, letters and posts about the proposed jail in “Greater Ottawa”....
On the road to find out
Here we are, with new councils in North Grenville and Merrickvile-Wolford, a new Member of Parliament, and an M.P.P. sitting in the Ontario Cabinet...
In spite of all the danger
Surrounded as we are by bad news, dangers to our health, physical and economic, and all the daft conspiracy theories taking over from rational...