"Yes, Donald Trump and I both want to get rid of the annually challenging concept of daylight savings time. If you’ll pardon the pun, it’s time," writes Ross Robinson, going on to share, however, some of his less-than-complimentary views of the president-elect.
"The magic of the Christmas season brought together our community to brighten up Christmas for the residents at Pleasant Manor and Niagara Long Term Care," writes Joan King.
"I must admit, as one who grew up on a farm, I love the many “observations” that have been passed down through the generations," writes Joanne Young. "Most of them can be confirmed, scientifically speaking, but at first glance can seem questionable."
"I’d like to begin 2025 by extending my heartfelt gratitude to those who have taken the time out of their busy days to engage with this writer," writes Brian Marshall, sharing some of the feedback he received on his last column of 2024, with some food for thought on climate change action and green infrastructure for the new year.
"If you had your plants outside for the summer months and have brought them back into house this fall, you will see those plants going through a bit of a struggle at this time," writes Joanne Young. She shares how to keep them happy and healthy before spring returns.
Sometimes a small idea blossoms into something big and beautiful. Something that has a ripple affect across the community.
A couple of weeks ago, while...
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From the future of the historic Crysler-Burroughs property at 187 Queen St., to the promising effects of investing in green infrastructure over grey infrastructure, Brian Marshall looks forward at how communities can make choices that make people, life, history and heritage a priority.
"Heisenberg was right in his day — there were no methods for 'seeing' atoms, never mind, electrons. But these days the first fussy pictures of atoms have been seen and electrons tracked," writes Dr. William Brown, covering two scientific objects of recent fascination for him: A giant red star and a photon of light.
"It’s not up to politicians to police people’s thoughts or actions. It’s people’s right to view these documents, whether they are planning experts or not. Public documents are public documents and should be easily and readily available," writes editor-in-chief Richard Harley.
"I am not a betting man, but my numerous trips to France, and my year living in Strasbourg in 1979, made me confident that the rebuilding of Notre Dame would take decades," writes Ross Robinson, commenting on the official reopening of the historic cathedral in Paris this past weekend, after its five-year closure.
"The changes to increase affordability are costly, cash-flow punishing, increase indebtedness and trick the financially illiterate (like the finance minister, apparently) into a false conclusion," writes Garth Turner.
"While it wouldn’t make the pain of increased property taxes any less, a process dedicated to 'transparency, fiscal responsibility and effective communication with our residents' would certainly go some distance to increasing the confidence of NOTL’s voters," writes Brian Marshall.
"Forcing people already dealing with an out-of-control affordability crisis to pay out of pocket for needed medical supplies is outrageous," writes MPP Wayne Gates.
"I’m not sure that council provided appropriate guidance before the budget process began. I don’t think we would be looking at a 14.4 per cent increase had they done so," writes Jonathan Household.
"We’d also like to thank all the NOTL homeowners who granted us permission to cut boughs and greens from your properties for the planters. Your kindness added to the success of the fundraiser," writes Carolyn Greenfield.
"It’s a sad state of affairs when our town lets this kind of thing slide by — when only one or two politicians stand up against withholding information and fight for what’s right," writes editor-in-chief Richard Harley.
"The delight of this production owes much to its buoyant, genuine performances, fine direction, imaginative minimalist staging, creepy sounds and lively puppets," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"We created AI and now AI helps us understand ourselves, our world and our universe. That’s why AI, biology and physics have so much in common," writes Dr. William Brown.
"Can you believe it? Another year has almost passed and it’s now settling into the season of Christmas trees, holiday lights and comfort foods," writes editor-in-chief Richard Harley, with a full calendar of what's going on in town for the holiday season.
"After decades of chronic under-investment by local governments, they will not be able to address the investment necessary to bring Niagara’s water and wastewater systems up to date," writes Brian Marshall.
"In weeks, Trump will take office. His aggressive cabinet picks suggest what he said in the campaign is what he’s going to do. That has a bunch of economists losing their lunch. The consensus is his agenda will end up whacking Canada," writes Garth Turner.
