A stroll through the apple orchard
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest We hopped on the orange dragon, and motored out to the middle of the orchard to chat. It was grey and overcast, with a…
Opinion
Respose to line-by-line review will define PC government
The Ontario government’s response to the line-by-line review Ernst & Young just completed on its behalf may become the defining element of its four-year mandate. The review finds the Province’s operating…
Library staffers offer September 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…
Thoughts to moon over while looking up to the sky
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest I pulled up to the field at twilight, just as the sun was setting in the west, painting the sky with brilliant hues of…
Limitations on election signage would be a welcomed change
Sign. Sign. Everywhere a sign. With the municipal election about a month away, campaigns have kicked into high gear and the countryside is littered with placards denoting the names of…
Date night in downtown Selby
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest If I happened to be a young, single woman alive 150 years ago, on any given afternoon I would’ve found myself sitting stiffly upright…
Consultation, transparency important, even in a majority
There has been much bluster this week about an overreach of power related to the province’s decision to cut the size of Toronto’s city council prior to this fall’s provincial…
Non-self-help books that help
Catherine Coles Coles Notes I don’t generally read a lot of self-help, but I do read a lot of non-fiction titles that just so happen to have lessons that can…
Letter: Connection of water mains important for growth
From my view, water has always been the most important resource this country has. In Greater Napanee, we are fortunate to be able to draw our water from Lake Ontario…
Battening down the hatches for Atlantic hurricane season
Laurie Snider Notes from the Nest As I’m busily scribbling my latest dispatch from “The Nest,” we’re currently under the advisement of a special weather statement, for our region. Beginning…