Opinion Columns

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?”

Sometimes you’re the windshield. Sometimes, you’re the bug, sang Dire Straits. I can relate. My daughter, not so much. There… Continue reading “Where have all the insects gone?”

Fun fact:  Canadians drive the largest, most gas guzzling vehicles in the world and produce the most emissions per km… Continue reading “Small is beautiful; Size does matter”

When I was a kid I delivered the Peterborough Examiner to my east ward neighbourhood in Lindsay. As I placed… Continue reading “Community journalism lives on”

The clock ticks down on the planned June 1 closing of the emergency ward at the hospital in Minden, with… Continue reading “Are those in power really ensuring they’re doing no harm by closing Minden ER?”

We have an electric car, electric lawn mower and snow blower and eventually want to kick our natural gas furnace… Continue reading “A burning question”