Opinion Columns

My colleague, Trevor Hutchinson, in his column space last month, wrote that maybe we didn’t want Lindsay to become another… Continue reading “What makes for a great place to live?”

Last month I had to attend the emergency department at the Ross Memorial. It was just one of those months… Continue reading “The health care tipping point”

By David Rapaport, adjunct professor of sociology, Trent University In a previous article for the Advocate, I commented that the… Continue reading “What is ‘woke’ and why is it a four-letter word?”

There’s a guy, likely early 60s, that walks by my house at least twice a day. My home office window,… Continue reading “Looking down or looking ahead?”

It might be hard to imagine that the Walnut Grove apartment building, on Albert Street in Lindsay, was once a… Continue reading “Trevor’s Take: We have to grow up”

By Frank Morris, former sailor, retired banker, still learning how to get things done. The age-old adage “power corrupts, and… Continue reading “Ten ways to hold local government accountable”

Any leader of any government should feel there is palpable anger across the land. Shannon Proudfoot, a regular columnist for… Continue reading “Where’s the economic justice?”