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On not draining the swamp

April 9, 2026   ·   0 Comments

By Gwynne Dyer  ‘When you’re up to your ass in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your original goal was to drain the swamp.’ (Not ...

It just keeps getting better

By Brian Lockhart The 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, opens with a famous long shot in Manhattan. It is just after dawn, and the street, ...

Monthly Message: Incredible things happen when we work together

If there’s one thing we know for certain at the Orangeville Food Bank and Dufferin Food Share Grand Valley, it’s this: when a community comes ...

Iran: Options

By Gwynne Dyer The Iranians know they have won, but President Trump doesn’t get it yet. He’s still at the stage of counting up the ...

True to ourselves

By Constance Scrafield Our screens are covered in gossip and nonsense, untrustworthy stories, and so much about the private and public lives of people who ...

Local musician Paul Ormandy masters percussion and champions the steel pan

By Constance Scrafield To study music for the purpose of understanding how and why, around the world, music matters, is intrinsic to humanity and how ...

Monthly Message: FTP marks International Women’s Day with empowering event

International Women’s Day (IWD) – celebrated annually on March 8 – is always meaningful for us at Family Transition Place (FTP). It’s a time to ...

A cashless society

By Brian Lockhart When you were a kid, you likely received an envelope from an older relative on your birthday or at Christmas. Usually, it ...

War on Iran: A series of miscalculations

By Gwynne Dyer Still not four full weeks into the war, and already Donald Trump’s “short-term excursion” – decapitate the Iranian regime with a surprise ...

Historic relics do not promote hate

By Mark PavilonsNiagara Region’s Chair Bob Gale resigned recently, when it became known he owned a piece of history, namely a book signed by Adolf Hitler.It ...

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