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March 11, 2026

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Opinion

Just what we needed

Dear Editor,  Just what we needed – another war. I’m struck by how Afghanistan rhymes with Viet Nam, and Iraq and Iran. The U.S. warmongers

Here we go again

For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has

Against ag research cuts

Editor, Prime Minister Carney likes to say his government is investing in Canada, but his recent cuts to agriculture research (as well as other federal

The spaces that hold us

This week’s paper shares several stories about people across the Pontiac organizing themselves to hold onto the spaces that hold us.  In Pontiac county’s northeastern

The Leader lives on

This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going

Thank you Darcy

Dear Editor,  Thank you Darcy Findlay for bringing hockey back to Shawville. Your teams on the ice and off the ice were amazing. The fan

Trump’s setback

Dear Editor,  The American Supreme court has finally ruled on Trump’s tariffs actions, saying they are illegal. Tariffs must be legislated through Congress, not by

Everything

Dear Editor,  Everything changes everything. One of my favourite pastimes is watching videos about ancient history. Way, way back history. The clickbait headlines often read,

Logging off

The news these past few weeks has been filled with some truly awful stories, from the school shooting in B.C. to the murder of two

A family’s nightmare

Dear Editor,  On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost

Just what we needed

Dear Editor,  Just what we needed – another war. I’m struck by how Afghanistan rhymes with Viet Nam, and Iraq and Iran. The U.S. warmongers just won’t learn from past disasters.  This unforced error was instigated by the collector of

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Here we go again

For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has been like an acid flashback.  Back then it would have been hard to believe that

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Against ag research cuts

Editor, Prime Minister Carney likes to say his government is investing in Canada, but his recent cuts to agriculture research (as well as other federal research programs) make a mockery of that statement.  We have been told that the federal

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The spaces that hold us

This week’s paper shares several stories about people across the Pontiac organizing themselves to hold onto the spaces that hold us.  In Pontiac county’s northeastern corner, Danford Lake residents celebrated the beginning of a new chapter for their beloved community

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The Leader lives on

This week, we almost lost another member of our Canadian newspaper family. The Eganville Leader, which about a year ago announced it would be going out of print this month, found a buyer just a week short of its planned

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Thank you Darcy

Dear Editor,  Thank you Darcy Findlay for bringing hockey back to Shawville. Your teams on the ice and off the ice were amazing. The fan support from all over the Pontiac was great. Well done Darcy.  Bert Murphy, Shawville

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Trump’s setback

Dear Editor,  The American Supreme court has finally ruled on Trump’s tariffs actions, saying they are illegal. Tariffs must be legislated through Congress, not by unilateral presidential decree. Unfortunately the president is now attacking and insulting the judges for being

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Everything

Dear Editor,  Everything changes everything. One of my favourite pastimes is watching videos about ancient history. Way, way back history. The clickbait headlines often read, “This changes everything.” Actually, everything changes everything that follows. We seem to be on a

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Logging off

The news these past few weeks has been filled with some truly awful stories, from the school shooting in B.C. to the murder of two children in a community just north of our region. On Monday a young girl died

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A family’s nightmare

Dear Editor,  On Jan. 22, 2026, our family in Otter Lake received the kind of news no one is ever prepared for — we lost a beloved son, brother, father, grandfather, and friend in a tragic and unexpected way, on

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