By Chad Ingram W ith a marathon federal election campaign underway we get lots of time to watch the country’s major political parties duke it out on the airwaves slinging mud and half-facts making promises…
Good question
By Chad Ingram I f any of the HKLB federal hopefuls thought Monday night’s all-candidates’ meeting was going to be a peaceful stroll through the woods of the Haliburton Highlands they were wrong. Hosted by…
Skinning the cat
By Chad Ingram T here’s more than one way to skin a cat as the somewhat morbid phrase goes just as there are multiple ways to cast a ballot. Different sorts of folks will employ…
Who’s not doing enough?
By Jim Poling Sr. P lease let’s cut all the political crap about how Canada is not doing nearly enough to help the millions of Syrians caught up in the world’s worst refugee crisis since…
Generating people power
By Chad Ingram I t was how municipal government is supposed to work. Last week in what was arguably their first decision on a major contentious issue members of the current Minden Hills council unanimously…
Premier Pinocchio
By Jim Poling Sr. T he start of a new school year brings memories of Miss McTeague and Grade 3. Miss McTeague was a hard taskmaster when it came to simple arithmetic. Like two and…