Attention bird watchers and nature lovers
Posted Sep 9, 2010 By Pete and Marie Phillips Dear Editor, The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) states that loss of habitat is currently a major threat to Ontario wildlife. An area of observation is the McCumber and Scholz Road in the municipality of Centre Hastings. This area consists of swampland,...read more »
Enough is enough
Posted Sep 9, 2010 By Pete Alker Dear Editor, I will admit that it is tempting to take the voluminous response of Brighton Councillor Craig Kerr to my letter of August 26 and point out his errors in facts and interpretation. And it is even more tempting to express my disgust at...read more »
Quinte West taxpayers beware
Posted Sep 9, 2010 By Tom Postma Dear Editor, All I see lately in the local papers is the hype about putting in a new marina. Why Quinte West would want to do that is beyond me since they cannot afford to look after the cesspool that they call a marina on the east side. It must be...read more »
The great Islamic threat
Posted Sep 9, 2010 By Gwynne Dyer EMC Editorial - People often wind up believing their own cover story. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, for example, is trapped forever in the rationalisations he used in 2003 to explain why he was going along with George Bush's invasion of Iraq....read more »
Can municipal candidates offset voter apathy?
Posted Sep 9, 2010 By Richard Turtle EMC Editorial - With nominations closing tomorrow, the slate of political hopefuls for the upcoming municipal election is virtually complete and voters can begin the process of narrowing the field. And while the signs have been popping up over the...read more »
