Commentary

Political animal awareness

August 23, 2022

By Nate Smelle For most of my adult life, I have helped reinforce the idea that we humans are, as the Greek philosopher Aristotle labeled ...

How equitable is that?

By Chris Drost The Federal Government announced last year that pensioners age 75 and older would be receiving a 10 per cent increase in their ...

Lights in the darkness

By Nate Smelle There are many reasons for one to feel lucky about living in North Hastings. For me, the most important of these is ...

On the road again

By Nate Smelle Driving north on Hwy 28 Saturday afternoon; headed for Bancroft with the windows all the way down and the music turned all ...

Aiming for extinction

By Nate Smelle AS BEINGS THAT are shaped by the state of the environment and times in which we exist, everyone of us is a ...

Ginowaydaganuc in the garden

By Nate Smelle One of my favourite things about gardening is how every year the soil turns up a few surprises, that had been lingering ...

What a steal!

By Nate SmelleHockey season is over. Canada Day is in the rearview mirror, and summer is now officially in full swing. Almost all the blackflies ...

In proximity to peace

By Nate Smelle Sitting on a slab of rock, watching the sunset decorate the surface of Bay Lake with every colour in the rainbow. The ...

Watch for wildlife

By Nate Smelle TRAVELING THROUGHOUT ONTARIO’S Cottage Country at any time of year, it is always wise to keep an eye out for local wildlife ...

A race to the bottom

By Nate Smelle In the wake of every election, political scientists and journalists traditionally devote a week or so, making sense of the statistics spit ...

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