It was a week of good news and bad news. First came the good and surprising news that singer-songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. Dylan’s songs changed popular culture. His lyrics…
Rough ride for rural Ontario
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 20 2016 It’s a tough time to be a rural Ontarian. In a province where a continually greater percentage of the population lives in urban areas a continually greater percentage…
Taking a break from government
Finally there is an escape route from the nightmare in the United States. How did we not think of it before? It has been in front of us for 10 months. The nightmare of course…
Goldfish and trees
There is a quotation often attributed to Albert Einstein which goes something like this: “Everybody is a genius but if you judge a goldfish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its…
How to greet a night visitor
By Jim Poling Sr Published Oct 6 2016 I sit straight up in bed wide awake even before my eyes open. They don’t need to be open because it is 6 a.m. and pitch black.…
Really?
By Chad Ingram Published Oct. 6 2016 This is an open letter to the individual or individuals vandalizing a Haliburton business with anti-gay graffiti. If you can read of course that is. All we know…
A recreation centre for this generation
To the Editor Minden Hills’s upcoming decision regarding their community centre and arena can be a major turning point for the residents of Minden Hills and the residents of all of Haliburton County. They have…
On the pool again
To the Editor The taxpayer base already pays for facilities that a small portion of the population use i.e. the arena. And is destined to pay more. Apparently from the arena survey 50 per cent…
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The good thing about Trump By Jim Poling Published Sept. 29 2016 T he rise of Trumpism with all its anger fear wild exaggerations and other hateful negatives is a good thing. Yes a good…
On cliff jumping
The end of summer was tinged with tragedy in Algonquin Highlands when a 29-year-old man lost his life in a cliff-jumping incident on Raven Lake during the Labour Day weekend. The man died in what…
That sinking feeling
I’ve written this before I’m writing it now and chances are I’ll write it again in the future. Minden Hills township cannot afford an indoor swimming pool. I know I know . . . release…
Story not style
By Jim Poling Published Sept. 22 2016 Like a lot of folks there was a time when I never went to bed without watching CBC’s The National . Like a lot of people now I…
Shorter is sweet
By Chad Ingram Published Sept. 15 2016 When the next round of Ontario municipal elections happen in 2018 the campaign period will be substantially shorter than it was in 2014. And that will be a…
Deception Pinocchio style
By Jim Poling Published Sept. 15 2016 Oh! What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Sir Walter Scott had never heard of Ontario when he wrote that line for his play…
Long line of cars
A long line of cars made its way down Highway 35 on Monday to 48 and the 400 to the GTA and areas beyond. Some vehicles were topped with roof racks others had boats in tow.…
Thoughts for food
Summer its days fading quickly has been generous and kind this year. Sunshine aplenty but without the scorching heat predicted to become a regular feature of climate change. Gardens have done well despite slightly less…
Launches and liabilities
The situation that’s unfolded at Bob Lake just south of Minden during the summer is a mess. Earlier this season residents discovered that after numerous boats had been put in the lake for the year…
Yellow jackets and EpiPens
Their work for the year almost done the yellow jacket wasps now have time to explore human spaces and the leftovers they contain. There is much to explore. Fruit is ripening on the trees and…
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To the Editor “POLITICIANS WANT TO CHANGE WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS.” Is Jamie Schmale shouting in print with this headline on his most recent mailout? “URGENT!” “RESPONSE REQUIRED.” Some have been trying to open discussions…
Grace too
By Chad Ingram Published Aug. 23, 2016 Last Saturday night, a number of Minden residents made their way into the village’s downtown to an outdoor screen set up at the River Cone to watch a…
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To the Editor For the past three weeks I’ve had a clipping of the letter written by OPP Supt. Marc Bedard sitting on my kitchen table. I finally have time to write. Supt. Bedard begins…