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True lies

“What is Truth?” That question is probably the most repeated biblical quote around these days. The phrase “fake news” has entered into our dictionaries...

The glass tipped over

What a snowy winter this has been so far! Compared to the last few years, with only my own memory as a source, I...

More than words

With this issue of the NG Times, we begin our tenth year as a local community newspaper. That means that we’ve finished nine years...
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New Kid in Town

How many times over the last months have we watched and read the news from around the world and felt deeply grateful that we...

Twist and shout

There are times when I despair of people. Not all people, of course, though that may have to be further analysed. No, there are...
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A little bit me, a little bit you

In the society in which we live in Canada, as with all Western-style liberal democracies, the health and vitality of our communities depends on...

More than a cup of sugar

Last week, we witnessed what could possibly be described as the worst ice storm since 1998. That is not meant to suggest that the...
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Super schools – Not such a super idea

The Upper Canada District School Board Accommodation Review has been a hot topic over the past few months. With the final opportunity for presenting...

Homeward Bound

It seemed best to some who know me that I leave North Grenville for a while. They’ll never find you in Ireland, was the...

Canadian Apartheid remains an issue

There is an ironic juxtaposition of National Aboriginal Day, which takes place today, Wednesday, June 21, and the Canada Day celebration of Canada’s 150th...