I, and many others, have lost a good friend who died on Mar 11 in Toronto after a battle with an only recentlydiagnosed aggressive disease. He will be sorely missed by many whose lives he gently touched. He leaves no enemies behind. Carolyn McCulloch, past chair of the Cloyne and… READ MORE

Last week, my daughter and her friend went missing from school. It was a frightening experience for us, as parents. The staff of the school were well organized and compassionate. The teachers, bus drivers and other parents came to help us in any way they could. The police department and… READ MORE

Jeff, your observations regarding groundhogs (Groundhog Day Should be Banned, Editorial, Mar 12/14) were much appreciated. I agree –the belief around groundhogs being the harbingers of spring is a myth. Indeed, my grandfather taught me the true way to predict when spring is on its way when I was three… READ MORE

Re: Tichborne girl makes a go of it in Parham I really enjoyed the article on Mary Howes: Tichborne girl makes a go of it in Parham, whom I have known for many years. I was a telegraph operator with the CPR for 5 years, having apprenticed under Tom Asseltine… READ MORE

I've been wondering a lot about this, these days. Like, when I hear that four of "my" Ministers of the Crown have been doing stuff that is so cockeyed, so dumb, so adverse to ordinary common sense, I don't know where to complain or whom to complain to. I'll explain… READ MORE

Excellent editorial (Highway Robbery in Glenburnie, Feb. 26) on the coming battle with the Province over development rules. The gist of it: The bureaucrats will be saying: If you don't have large-scale development to satisfy our appetite for vast paperwork and fees, then we won't let you build anything at… READ MORE

Scott Reid is about to help pass the Conservative's "anti-terrorist" Act, which appears to label the organization and members of the Ontario Landowners as "terrorists". During the OLA's attempt to divide Ontario into two new Provinces (one rural based on "old stock values" and the Anglo-Saxon law, and one urban);… READ MORE

In the February 26, 2015 of The Frontenac News, it was reported that the Hinchinbrooke Recreation Committee had been awarded $10,000 to pay for a play structure at Parham. While I'm sure that this is a worthwhile endeavour, I was surprised to learn that the money was coming from Hydro… READ MORE

There's a song, "Life is like a Mountain Railway". Unfortunately this engineer is not so brave. Grades of any kind leave me breathless. I can no longer walk with my grandchild without 40 feet of hose from an oxygen machine. My days and nights are an almost constant vigil -… READ MORE

An excellent letter was submitted by Jule Koch Brison (Euthanasia, Jule Koch) in your Feb. 12 edition. Are we a Nation of Sheep? Having worked in the health care system (R.T.) and also in a related field for over 40 years, I never heard of, or had a patient or anybody… READ MORE

The dump amnesty load and the cost of maintaining the various Township Halls are budget deliberation footballs every year in Central Frontenac. Taxpayers in Central Frontenac see little enough justification for their property tax bill every year. It should be considered basic common sense to throw the people a bone… READ MORE

I hear and read many complaints about the state of the roads in Central Frontenac Township, but I’d like to put in a good word. I usually take Ducharme Road as the fastest route from my home on Long Lake Road into Sharbot Lake, except in the winter when I have found it too snow-covered and… READ MORE

Re: assisted suicide debate I wish to respond to this past week's letter (Euthanasia, Jule Koch) and a few opinions of my own. I think that my biggest objection was to the writer's comment that "Every day thousands of people face death with courage and are given the highest care… READ MORE

I had to write in to you after reading the letter (Euthanasia) sent last week by Jule Koch Brison. I have to say that my views on this are completely opposite. Anyone who has watched a loved one dying a slow and painful death can only be relieved to see… READ MORE

Your rant in last week's News (Editorial, The Groundhog) was inexcusable. To begin, groundhogs are clearly related to the ground (earth) but have no relationship to hogs. Properly called woodchucks, they are really marmots. Ours is Marmota monax rufescens. Evolutionarily advanced members of the squirrel family who have virtually given… READ MORE

I take great umbrage at the unbridled attack on the lowly groundhog that appeared in last week's Frontenac News Groundhog Editorial. At a time when the government of our country has abandoned the aim of any enhancement to the availability of jobs for an indigenous species of Canada, the editor… READ MORE