I read the news today
These are strange times for newspapers in Canada. A recent survey across the country shows that in the last ten years, more than 16,000...
Please, Mister Postman
Being a growing community, still finding the balance between a traditional rural and contemporary urban population, North Grenville is losing some of that old...
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...
Think for yourself
In my wilder, younger days, I was the proud owner of a postcard. Not your usual postcard; this one was flourescent pink and highly...
Local news poverty
In the past week, CBC radio have had two programs dealing with what has come to be called Local News Poverty. The idea is...
What is truth?
Did you hear the latest? Apparently,.... But wait a minute. Is this news, or fake news? Fake news: the new term we’ve all learned...
We have to be alone…but don’t be lonely
There are a few overwhelming messages we are hearing these days from the media, world leaders, and even many celebrities. We’ve all heard it...
Who knows where the time goes?
Time plays strange tricks on us. Last week, without warning, it struck me that it has been forty years since John Lennon was murdered....
Thank you, don’t come again
Hospital wait times have been awful since the dawn of time (okay maybe since the dawn of hospitals), but the current situation is quite...
A thought on Democracy
As you may have noticed, the North Grenville Times has dedicated a section of the paper to Merrickville-Wolford. It was, of course, the idea...