Wilson-Raybould’s story leads to serious questions
I am writing this letter in response to the article and editorial regarding the SNC-Lavalin affair in the March 7 edition of the Beaver. Many Canadians have taken the testimony…
Opinion
Political interference is obstruction of justice
Mike Bossio has crossed a bridge. He has also burned one behind him. He has chosen to support a prime minister who has admitted to trying to fix a criminal…
Optics of deferred prosecution legislation introduction cloudy
While it is a likelihood most Canadians who aren’t political junkies are already sick of hearing about SNC-Lavalin and what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did or didn’t do, the scandal…
Reserve one of our March 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…
Condition of sidewalks on Napanee roads ‘inexcusable’
I recently had occasion to walk from my home on Bridge Street West to the downtown and later back home. I travelled on Bridge, Dundas, and Thomas streets – which…
Game-night gatherings go back centuries
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest “I haven’t played euchre in over 20 years!” I offered. “I don’t even remember how.” No worries I was reassured, by my brother-in-law Murray,…
There’s no simple prescription for complex Ontario health system
Just as any complex medical condition isn’t treated in one doctor’s visit, the Ontario government’s much-anticipated prescription for its strained health-care system, announced Tuesday, won’t provide the definitive answer. Often,…
Identifying emerging literary trends
Catherine Coles Coles Notes When you spend a lot of time around new books you begin to pick up on some trends. One or two popular books focus on a…
Minding our manners — now and throughout history
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest For nearly two years now, each week I’ve sat at my keyboard pounding out my thoughts, personal stories, newsy items, tidbits about this and…
Notes From The Nest: Some crumbs about a much-kneaded staple
The kitchen is warm and bright as brilliant beams of sunlight gleam through the windowpanes on an otherwise cold February afternoon. The dogs, already walked, now drowsily lie sprawled in…