Letter to the editor: Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem

By DENA EAKLES | rural Ontario Christmas is cancelled in Bethlehem. That is the declaration made by heads of the Christian churches in Palestine. Home to Christians since the first century, it’s the oldest Christian community in the world. Due to the violence and the...

Perspectives: Patron Christmas gifts of the past

By CAROLEEN MARTALOCK | rural Ontario Through the many years of my late husband, Alan’s, and my hobby of collecting antique collectibles and on the search for antiques, we always enjoyed the stories these items from the little hamlets and villages of this rural area...

Your Right to Know: Protect the rights of student journalists

About a year ago, Simon Mehring came home from a high school journalism conference with an idea.

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Letter to the editor: Voters are tired of gerrymandering

By MARLENE BALMER SUND | Sparta Since 2013, the Republican Legislature has refused to hold public hearings on bipartisan bills for drawing nonpartisan maps. Rep. Vos and Sen. Fitzgerald maintain the bills and Gov. Evers’ People’s Map Commission are “unconstitutional.”...

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