Castle in the air
Help is a wonderful thing, but words and actions masquerading as help are the exact opposite. False hope hurts, and false hope is exactly...
9AM to Thursday
A residential street used as a racetrack. What else is new? Last week, an anonymous social media post from a Kemptville resident brought to...
Symphony of embarrassment
Living in the “Ottawa area”, it can sometimes feel like stupid federal government decisions (and there sure are a lot of them) are “our...
Money, money, money
This may not be common knowledge, but municipalities are in their annual budget deliberations. Every year, municipal staff and councils have to find ways...
Free to be ruled
I don’t normally answer or comment on contributors’ submissions to the Times. I have plenty of voice within this newspaper after all, and there...
Night and dusk
Isn’t it fascinating how big of a difference in community quality and spirit a local government can make? This month officially marks one year...
True patriot laziness, grumpiness, and freedom
Remembrance Day is fast approaching in two short days. We don’t claim to “celebrate” Remembrance Day, but instead, we “commemorate” it, which really means...
X does not equal X
Small towns talk, and they love to talk about bad drivers. Sure, people who live and work in large cities can’t drive either, but...
Mills on the penny
Very few people believe that they make enough money in their job. Most people who believe they aren’t paid enough are probably right. It...
Has Capitalism killed Journalism?
by Lorraine Rekmans
When I was a young reporter working at a small town newspaper in 1989, the challenges to cover local news effectively and...
