OPINION: Keep advertising dollars in Canada
The Canadian government has supported journalism for generations. Since the founding of Canada’s first newspaper, the Halifax Gazette, which dates to 1752, government advertising...
OPINION: Workplace deaths are needless tragedies
Although we live in a world with a never-ending debate over rights, there is a right over which virtually no one should disagree.
The right...
OPINION: Inclusion by exclusion?
In one of the more baffling moves seen at Chatham-Kent council in some time, council members may be asked to vote on a motion...
OPINION: A Renaissance Woman
In the not-too-distant past, the phrase “Renaissance Man” was used to describe an individual who excelled in many different areas.
With the (hopefully) wider lens...
OPINION: Avian flu raises questions
As Chatham-Kent Council deals with the issue of allowing urban chickens, an outbreak of Avian influenza in the community may throw another wrinkle into...
OPINION: A sense of urgency
It may not amount to much compared to the $400 million plus municipal budget approved last month, but to most residents, the $9.7 million...
OPINION: More protection needed for cenotaph
The latest episode of vandalism at the downtown Chatham cenotaph is both an example of how far elements of our society have fallen and...
OPINION: Forced marriage
Organizers recently unveiled a detailed list of events for the Rims and Ribs event slated for May 26-28.
It’s a marriage of RetroFest and Ribfest,...
OPINION: Chatham-Kent loses another stellar citizen
The passing of Lynn McGeachy-Schultz will leave a large hole in the Chatham-Kent community.
McGeachy-Schultz passed away Feb. 13, closing her life’s story that had...
OPINION: Sharing and caring
Mike and Brenda Neuts are incredibly strong people, and the rest of us are better off because of them.
The Chatham-Kent couple lost their son...