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Ford vows to build more jails

Just as you thought the whole jail issue was quietly slinking away into obscurity, Doug Ford has managed to raise the heat again. In...

A natural woman

International Women’s Day used to be a controversial concept for men: why should there be a day just for women? Is that not sexist?...

Print media – not dead yet

The death of newspapers, magazines, in fact all print media, has been declared repeatedly in the past decade or so. On-line platforms, both social...
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Self-checkouts not adding up

It seems that the rise and rise of technology is not the inevitability it was once thought. Not too long ago, the introduction of...
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Girls from the north country

The obvious title for this piece was “The Times They Are a-Changin’”, but this needs something beyond cliché. Last Saturday, I watched a meeting...
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Where’s the catastrophe?

I haven’t lived long enough to know whether people in the “good old days” era (whenever that is) complained about the world going to...

The hunger games

Last week, community members were once again asking in local community forums about how, as a newcomer to North Grenville, to get a doctor...

Christmas effects

Christmas truce Christmas has a fascinating effect on people in all sorts of situations. The famous “Christmas Truce” in 1914 is one example. As Christmas...

Bell Ringers OR Not Salvation Army’s Need

by David E Butler, The Observer Poet Food Bank users go every two weeks For the food their body seeks Twenty-six times per year To help them overcome...

Stop your whining

by Mz. Penny I woke up in a foul mood this morning, where a cloud just hung over my head. Listening to world wide news...