Opinion Columns

How we are growing – and how we need your help

Benns' Belief

There has been a seismic shift in the local media landscape. With no more weekly newspaper in (and from) Kawartha… Continue reading “How we are growing – and how we need your help”

The dangerous appeal of nostalgia

Trevor's Take

I was having lunch in Lindsay the other week at the Pie Eyed Monk. While thoroughly enjoying my meal, my… Continue reading “The dangerous appeal of nostalgia”

Post-pandemic labour shortage a two-way street

Opinion

Kirk Winter is a retired high school history teacher living in Lindsay who covers politics, education and sometimes business stories… Continue reading “Post-pandemic labour shortage a two-way street”

This column is not anonymous

Benns' Belief

Like any field of discipline, journalism has its jargon. (But not near as much, I dare say, as the military… Continue reading “This column is not anonymous”

We don’t need big government to solve every part of our housing crisis

Trevor's Take

In a great social media post last month MP Jamie Schmale mentioned meeting Stacey and Al Robinson, owners of Great… Continue reading “We don’t need big government to solve every part of our housing crisis”

Lindsay basic income pilot: Mental health, resilience will surely improve

Contemplating two ways to chase happiness in our lives

Naresh James, the author, is the retired executive director of the former Canadian Mental Health Association Kawartha Lakes branch. The… Continue reading “Contemplating two ways to chase happiness in our lives”

What makes for a great place to live?

Benns' Belief

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?”