Women – the heart of our community
by the Times staff
Monday, March 8, is International Women’s Day. Honestly, we had no idea until our editor brought it up at our weekly...
Every breath you take
A few weeks ago, I wrote a somewhat tongue in cheek article about self-service cash machines, and I got the predictable comments about being...
Has Capitalism killed Journalism?
by Lorraine Rekmans
When I was a young reporter working at a small town newspaper in 1989, the challenges to cover local news effectively and...
Another brick in the wall
There is one aspect to the entire Shop Locally campaign these days that has been somewhat neglected. It is really assuring to note that,...
It’s a small world after all
Who would have thought that the response to having viable vaccines against covid-19 could be a source of discord and introduce a new form...
A Time for Heroes
During the last world wars, the phrase “total war” came into fashion. It meant that the war was being fought, not only by those...
We shall overcome
Let’s face it: most of us are thoroughly fed up with covid, restrictions, and all the other irritating aspects of life these days. And...
Walk on
Happy New Year and welcome to the first edition of the Times for 2021. To be honest, I wasn’t sure about wishing you a...
And so this is Christmas…
Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older, religious ones, like “Away in a Manger”, or “Joy to the World”. Others...
Who knows where the time goes?
Time plays strange tricks on us. Last week, without warning, it struck me that it has been forty years since John Lennon was murdered....