Rogers blackout a teachable moment
Invaders from outer space touched down on earth early Friday morning, setting up a signal blocker in the process and effectively shutting down all communication across the planet. At least…
Opinion
July staff picks roundup
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes The staff of the County of L&A Libraries are avid readers and always eager to share their favourite books. Here we bring you a list of some of the…
Baseball-Canada’s other favourite pastime
Hockey might be Canada’s favourite pastime but as far as this corner is concerned, Canada Day is made for baseball. Though our neighbours to the south often claim ownership of…
Conquering the ‘Summer Slide’
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Patricia Richard, who is responsible for running our children’s storytime in Napanee (Wednesdays at 10:30am), is something of an expert when it comes to finding ways…
Canada Day is many things to many Canadians-and that’s what makes it great
There was a time, not so long ago, when Canada Day was among the simplest, black and white (make that red and white) holiday on the calendar. July 1 didn’t…
STAs need long-term solution from council
When it comes to regulating the world of short-term accommodations (STAs) within Greater Napanee, the proverbial horse bolted before council had the chance to close the barn door. At their…
L&A Library staff suggest some good summer reads
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes No matter what else you have planned for this summer, I hope picking up a great book or two is on your list! Library staff are…
Low voter turn out allows Ford to spend $10 billion on Hwy 413
Thanks to the lowest turnout in Ontario history, 17 per cent of eligible voters have given the Ford government permission to take over $10 billion from your tax dollars to…
A behind the scenes look at military’s emergency planning
In the world of community journalism, some assignments are just more fun than others. Such was the case last week when this reporter was invited to attend a meeting between…
No surprises-locally or provincially-in last week’s election
If one were to try and put categorize last week’s provincial election into a literary genre, ‘suspense thriller’ would be the furthest thing to come to mind. Heading into the…