Category Archives: Opinion

                The most recent example of people not taking responsibility for their own actions was revealed in the content of a news story where a mother is blaming a restaurant for a burn sustained from the spilling of a hot … Continue reading →

CLIMATE CHANGE                 Is climate change real?  In my opinion it most definitely is.  There are those who deny that it exists.  To those people I would point out that the earth’s climate has been changing since the beginning of … Continue reading →

ABORTION                 There is a lot of discussion over the topic of abortion and many people take one side or the other but I don’t believe it is a black or white issue.  There are a lot of gray areas. … Continue reading →

                Recently the suggestion to annex more land from Cavan Monaghan to the City of Peterborough has been proposed.                 This time the proposal comes from the Mayor of Cavan Monaghan.  In the past it has been initiated by … Continue reading →

THE CASINO DEBATE                 It has been interesting, to say the least, watching the city of Peterborough debate the location of a new casino.  Some thought was apparently even given to locating it downtown. Why would anyone in their right … Continue reading →

WHAT IS THE TRUE COST OF A NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE?                 There is much talk about a new community centre for our municipality and the Cavan Monaghan Council would have us believe that they are going to build a new … Continue reading →

DRINK WATER ON AN EMPTY STOMACH According to the website www.SocialMeems.com there are definite health benefits to drinking water on an empty stomach.  Although I would question the claim that it is a 100% cure for a number of diseases, … Continue reading →

In March 2004 my son and daughter-in-law presented my wife and I with a beautiful granddaughter named Meredith.  This was about two and a half months before my sixty-first birthday. Although there was no intention to do so, her name … Continue reading →