"Although this level of government has the greatest impact on citizens’ daily lives, it is weak, ineffectual, rudderless and dominated by special interests," writes Garth Turner.
Over the last five centuries, says Frank Lloyd Wright, what humanity has called architecture has been "phony": "It was not innate, it wasn’t organic and it didn’t have the character of nature.”
More than 40 years after the debut of this British farce on the Shaw Festival stage, "One for the Pot" returns with excellent performances that contain the elements needed to make this for-the-masses comedy a laugh riot, writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
"As a pretentious British boss of mine said many years ago ... 'I have found that around the world, one can get on with two languages: English, and loud English,'" writes Ross Robinson.
"I provided you with an opportunity to do the right thing, which you have obviously declined to do. Please be advised that I intend to pursue this in the appropriate forum(s)," writes Derek Collins.
Dear editor:
I have read the article regarding the proposed municipal accommodation tax in the Jan. 6 edition of The Lake Report, "Owner-occupied rentals cited as...
Dear editor:
When Niagara-on-the-Lake residents speak out about development plans that they find inappropriate, it's not because they are scared of progress.
We once were a...
Dr. Kathryn Belicki
Special to The Lake Report
Here we go again: another year, another variant. But this feels like we’re right back at the beginning of...
Dear editor:
In order for your readers to appreciate your published survey in its full context, ("Residents split on idea of rainbow crosswalk, Lake Report survey...
Dear editor:
I respectfully disagree with the dismissive and cavalier attitude of John Buchanan in his Dec. 16 letter, "Gateway bump out is no cause for concern," describing...
Dear editor:
In early November, Lake Report columnist Ross Robinson, wrote a totally compelling article in your paper advocating the installation of a Canadian flag in...
The scene was surreal on Dec. 30: just a few blocks from the Niagara Long-Term Care Residence where my wife resides, streets and stores were crowded with...
BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything.
It seems that almost every week a new and clever acronym enters our local lexicon.
Several decades ago, CAVE was...
Dear editor:
Ironically, Samuel Young's letter published Dec. 9, ("Gateway bump out is going to cause accidents,") illustrates why the three-way stop and bump out is necessary...
Dear editor:
I applaud the newly formed committee addressing the proposed residential plan for the former Parliament Oak school site as featured on Page 1...
Sometimes in life we are lucky to enjoy an excellent experience twice. Very rarely though, twice in one evening.
After a delightful Christmas Covelli pizza...
Beatles’ 'Get Back' series has lessons for getting things done
David Israelson
Special to The Lake Report
Anyone who watched the entire documentary "The Beatles: Get Back"...
