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Editorial Page

speakeradmin — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:53:32 +0000

Safety is most importantThe recent rail line derailments near Gogama, and the resulting oil spills, show the need to ensure the highest safety standards and investment in infrastructure, and in the vehicles that are transporting these goods.It is incumbent on us as consumers, on our government leaders,

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From the Editor’s Desk

speakeradmin — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:53 +0000

Races To Watch[caption id="attachment_1019" align="alignleft" width="200"] Speaker Editor - Gordon Brock[/caption]While the City of Temiskaming Shores is our largest municipality and gets proportional coverage, The Speaker is a district paper and as loyal readers would have

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Letter of the Week

speakeradmin — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 18:14:15 +0000

New Liskeard Fall FairDear Editor:I went to the New Liskeard Fall FairThese are some of the things I saw there…The chickens and ducks with their cackles and clucksThe calves and lambs, the steers and ramsWere all in prime conditionLooking for the number one

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Parking on the STATO trail

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:38:10 +0000

Dear Editor:This is to city council.Please tell us where we are to park when we visit relatives who live on Lakeshore and also where to park for yard sales. It is easy to fume but we need a solution for the people

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From the Editor’s Desk

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:19:34 +0000

Annual TraditionsOn the eve of the Labour Day weekend we traditionally take a look at two aspects of life here in Temiskaming. That’s the case again this year.MIGRATIONThis is the time of year when a good portion of Temiskaming’s migration has taken place.That is, our

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Letter of the Week

speakeradmin — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:18:36 +0000

The Bible and HealthDear Editor:Re: Letter of the week dated August 20, 2014.It is not unusual for someone to seek medical counsel regarding an ailment and to, in the course of the appointment, discover that there are underlying factors, not of a medical nature, contributing to the

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Letter to the Editor

speakeradmin — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 17:55:07 +0000

About blueberry sprayingDear Editor:This is an open letter to Ontario Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle.Dear Minister Gravelle:I am writing to request a moratorium on the spraying of blueberries on approximately one per cent of the proposed HERBICIDE (VisionMax and or Forza ) spraying

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Bad rationale

speakeradmin — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:16:24 +0000

Dear Editor:I was saddened and horrified this past week to learn the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Television Commisson) denied the application for a broadcasting license intended for commercial FM radio station in Cobalt. I was saddened because I was looking forward to the option of having a local

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Letter of the Week

speakeradmin — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:49:34 +0000

Not if but whenDear Editor:We are told the N.E.B. stands for the National Energy Board, but we were not made aware that it also stood for its position as the New Enbridge Bureau.So much camouflage for an independent branch of the Federal Government, which in the disguise as a fair

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Grief and the approach of spring

speakeradmin — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:28:50 +0000

I hate to start a column off on the negative, but I do believe this is the time of year that I hate the most.Many people are exhausted by the long winter, the lack of sunshine, the battle against the winter, the snow-shovelling, the cold homes, the high bills, the

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