Tell me why
In the good old days, elections were fought on platforms, real platforms, made of planks, where candidates stood and made speeches and answered the...
Trusted Source
By Bob Cox, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press, and Chair of the Board of News Media Canada
It is common these days to find news outlets...
Our house
Be honest, now. Are you tired of reading and hearing about how wonderful a place to live in is North Grenville? Forget it! This...
Standing on the shoulders of others
I grew up on a farm where my mother raised six children on her own, including four girls who grew up to become very...
The sounds of silence
Newspapers, social media, tv and radio, all ways of informing people, broadcasting news and information, are essential to any healthy society, and are at...
Are you ready?
It didn’t take a prophet to predict that 2018 was going to be a really interesting year in politics. With both a provincial election...
Good ol’ Maslow
“Won’t somebody please think of the children!?” Such a classic line never gets old, and I would say it aptly summarizes probably about 95%...
Shooting while blindfolded
Last week, a local resident got in touch with me to express a concern that a particular topic which has appeared in the Times...
Lay your burden down
The municipal Council have had a lot to deal with recently. In the last Committee of the Whole meeting, issues discussed included a new...
It’s only words
Language is a magical thing, made up of words, designed to express ideas, explain thoughts and concepts, and describe the world around us. And...