The long and winding road
The Americans of the Excited States like to say that theirs is a long experiment in Democracy. But, just because Canada didn’t begin with...
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...
Good Vibrations
There are times when things come together in such a way as to make you feel downright optimistic. Shining through the miasma of doubt...
A year of death and division
This is our annual Remembrance Day issue, and we have, naturally, concentrated on the year of 1917, one hundred years ago, and a pivotal...
A serendipitous adventure
Life works in mysterious ways.
When I was 21, I was going into my second year of post-secondary education at Carleton University. I was moving...
Forest for the trees
Everyone has a certain tolerance for complaining. Similarly, everyone has a point when their tolerance is exceeded. I have firmly decided that my tolerance...
Good vibrations
Have you ever found yourself suddenly thrown back in time, in your mind, that is, not actually. Though that might be fun too. Imagine...
Minstrel of the Dawn
This week, we’re giving this space over to a special guest, a man this community lost fifteen years ago this week. Peter Nicol was...
Helplessly Hoping
As we face the oncoming Winter and grope our way towards the promise of Spring, by February, the cold and snow will seem to...
All together now
Well, we’ve done it. We’ve chosen a group of people to make decisions on our behalf for the next four years. As always, there...