Commentary

Griping about the void to a soundtrack by The Who

September 3, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By JAMES MATTHEWS “I’m singing this not because it fits in well / with the chords I’m playing / I can’t pretend there’s any meaning ...

Nancy Roman Telescope

By Gwynne Dyer Last Sunday (Aug. 30) a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its ...

More than a meal: Community partnerships help FTP feed hope every day

Behind every meal served at Family Transition Place (FTP) is a story of compassion, community, and care. For individuals and families arriving at the shelter, ...

Trying to see the fox through the hurly-burly

By JAMES MATTHEWS Once in a while, you find something shiny and bright through the murk. The Bancroft Times and Bancroft This Week, sister papers ...

Africa: Getting history wrong

By Gwynne Dyer “I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” said  Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s ...

Take the day off

By Constance Scrafield One evening, quite some time ago, Patricia had a boyfriend named Rick. That year, they had recently brought a puppy into their ...

The Orangeville Public Library can help you get creative with its Makerspace

Libraries have always been places where ideas begin. At the Orangeville Public Library’s Makerspace, those ideas can also become something you can hold, wear, gift, ...

Headwaters Rising: The power of proximity, belonging and the spaces between us

That nosy neighbour or gossiping granny might just be your friendly neighbourhood superhero. It’s easy to get annoyed with people who comment on every misstep ...

The people that you meet in your neighbourhood

By JAMES MATTHEWS Perspective is relative. How one person sees a situation, emotionally digests circumstances, and responds might be a thousand ways different from how ...

Saying goodbye to an old friend

By Keith Schell Just recently, I experienced a very sad day in my life. I had to say goodbye to an old friend. I had ...

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