June staff picks
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…
Opinion
Town hall options intriguing, but cost still unknown
Reactions were decidedly mixed on the Napanee Beaver’s social media when the story outlining options for Greater Napanee’s town hall was posted online. Some loved the idea; others felt the…
Climate crisis or Conservative crisis?
A newspaper columnist from the Washington Post grasped the fundamental issue for Conservatives in our country. “Watching Canada’s Conservative Party leadership debate..you’d never know the planet was speeding towards three…
Indigenous people played critical role in shaping Canada’s history
It warmed my (retired) historian’s heart to see your lead story last week (26 May 2022) on the 238th anniversary of the Mohawk landing on the shores of Tyendinaga, on 22 May 1784. The…
More choice is always a good thing in a provincial election
A week from today residents across Hastings-Lennox and Addington will join millions of other Canadians in exercising their democratic right to vote for their Member of Provincial Parliament. Despite not…
Young Adult on BookTok
Catherine Coles Coles’ Notes Back in the late 2000s/early 2010s, Young Adult novels were having a moment. From the shocking success of paranormal romances like Twilight and dystopian fiction like…
Now is the time to protect a woman’s right to choose
In the interest of full disclosure before even getting into this week’s topic of weighing in on the possible demise of Roe v. Wade, it should be acknowledged that there’s…
Life-long Conservative switches to New Blue Party
I have been a life-long conservative supporter. Unfortunately, I have lived long enough to watch our so-called Conservative leader in Ontario abandon every one of his promises and begin to…
Council protocols due for a review, just not quite yet
A robust conversation was had in Greater Napanee’s town hall council on April 26 about the possibility of shaking up the way meetings would be conducted in the next term….
InfoWars lawsuit a win for journalistic standards and common decency
Ordinarily there is no joy to be taken among fellow journalists when news breaks of another media outlet filing for bankruptcy. But when word of Alex Jones’ InfoWars filing for…