By Laurie Sweig Published Feb. 8 2018 Generally speaking very few people get enough sleep on regular basis. We have all experienced the pressures of trying to do just one more thing before we turn…
Political pipe dream?
By Jim Poling Sr. Published Feb. 8 2018 It’s time that we all started thinking and doing politics differently here in Ontario and elsewhere. The way we do politics is old and rusty. Our political…
Say hello
By Sue Tiffin Published Feb. 8 2018 January is gone and with it Blue Monday dubbed the “most miserable day of the year” and Bell’s Let’s Talk day a day devoted to an awareness campaign…
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To the Editor One cannot open a newspaper or turn on the TV without being bombarded with news of more sexual assault charges. Yes sexual assault is serious and should not be tolerated! But should…
The dead and the dazed
By Jim Poling Published Feb. 1 2018 They just don’t get it do they? Our neighbours to the south I mean. Only three weeks into the new year and they already had experienced 11 school…
What now?
By Chad Ingram Published Feb. 1, 2018 Last Wednesday, Patrick Brown, according to many polls, was poised to become Ontario’s next premier. Following a bombshell that overnight dramatically altered the province’s political landscape,…
Climate change plan
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 25 2018 As local politicians heard last week there are a number of ways municipal governments can help reduce carbon emissions in their communities thereby helping to mitigate climate change.…
Fighting killer flu
By Jim Poling Published Jan. 25 2018 One thing becoming more apparent in this worrisome flu season is the need for a universal flu vaccine. The world must develop a better flu vaccine that gives…
What is NEAT?
By Laurie Sweig Published Jan. 25 2017 NEAT is not really that neat. It has contributed the expansion of waistlines everywhere. NEAT stands for Non-exercise activity thermogenesis. If you’re reading this article sitting down at…
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To the Editor Re: Minden Hills plans to increase taxes nearly 9% by Chad Ingram Councillor Sayne said “while there is an assumption that those living on a lake are more affluent and many year…
Paying the piper
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 18 2018 Residents of the Township of Minden Hills are likely in for a not unsubstantial property tax increase in 2018. Councillors held their second round of budget discussions last…
Play less nice
By Jim Poling Published Jan. 18 2018 Just as I was beginning to think that 2018 is going to be a kinder and gentler year I turned on the television. Definitely a mistake. Exploding on…
The year of the twins
By Jim Poling Published Jan. 11 2018 The New Year brings huge news – there will be no nuclear war with North Korea. That’s my New Year’s scoop based on a remarkable discovery. Through deep-dive…
Election year
By Chad Ingram Published Jan. 11 2018 2018 is an Olympic year and equally as exciting it’s also a municipal election year in Ontario. Please contain yourselves ladies and gentlemen. OK so municipal elections may…
Mechanically challenged
By Jim Poling Published Dec. 28 2017 If there is reincarnation I want to come back as a motor mechanic. That’s because my current life has been a series of misadventures with machines that burn…
The top 10
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 28 2017 An annual tradition here is a countdown of the top 10 Times stories of the year. 10. Bob Lake The quest for a public boat launch on Bob…
Christmas memories
By Jim Poling Published Dec. 21 2017 The best Christmas presents are memories. Happy memories of times spent with special people some now gone. Memories that never break or wear out and are as wonderful…
Transit time
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 21 2017 It’s something some members of Haliburton County council don’t seem to want to deal with and certainly it will be a sizeable challenge but the county needs some…
Drowning in plastic
By Jim Poling Published Dec. 14 2017 Sometimes I worry about the strangest things. Like yesterday I worried whether the plastic drink cup I saw tossed from a car window will end up in the…
A boat launch for Bob Lake
By Chad Ingram Published Dec. 14 2017 The Township of Minden Hills should construct a new public boat launch on Bob Lake. This may seem an outlandish statement. Ensuring public access to waterbodies is not…
Drama from the Brits
By Jim Poling Published Dec. 7 2017 I’ve not been caught up in and enraptured by the romantic British drama of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. Much of the world has and is…