February 6 was a black day for Canada when the Supreme Court of Canada decided that murder is the solution to pain and suffering, and struck down the laws against "assisted suicide". Sorry to disappoint the honorable judges, but no amount of suicide, "assisted" or otherwise, will solve the problem… READ MORE

How much do you love your children, your grand children? How much are you willing to do to protect them? The revised sex education curriculum being proposed by Kathleen Wynne & the Liberal majority provincial government is largely cloaked in darkness while the things we are learning are very unnerving… READ MORE

It was quite a morning! Harrowsmith will never be the same. The carnage, the hysterics, and eventually the demise of Harrowsmith Harvey, the once beloved groundhog. It all started at sunrise when Harvey was rudely awakened by an unruly crowd. He thought it was rude to wake him from his… READ MORE

There are so many kinda neat things in the Jan. 29 issue of "the News" that I wanted to comment. Item first: Sharbot Lake must have done something to get the Creator's attention, that He sent us such a professional visionary as Mr. A. Kovacs to rescue and revitalize the… READ MORE

It is not my fault! Teenagers say that frequently. Adults talk around the issue, for instance, reducing the speed limit to 40 km/hr in front of the Granite Ridge High School in Sharbot Lake. Several issues are at play here. The provincial government has outlawed smoking on all school property… READ MORE

As regards our policing contract: Did anyone think to ask Kingston if they might be interested in expanding its force to cover Frontenac County? Perhaps a Frontenac County Police Department based in Kingston might be a less expensive, and perhaps a better, alternative to the OPP. John McEwen READ MORE

I want to thank a local business owner, Brad Douglas, at Yourway Home Hardware, for the last seven years of allowing the school bus to load and unload our disabled daughter Shawna at his business. The bus administration deemed it took too long to block the highway so he offered… READ MORE

Country living, we love it! Twenty minutes from a corner store, twenty-five to a gas station. No neighbors within a stone's throw or even a football field for that matter. Boring, nothing to do? NOT! We live within 10 minutes of Snow Road Community Centre, and just check out what… READ MORE

It has come to the attention of the Land O' Lakes Olde Tyme Fiddlers that a rumour has circulated the area that presumed the future of our club. Please note: The Fiddlers are not in financial trouble. As a matter fact, we just donated a substantial amount of money to… READ MORE

You talk about reducing the speed limit past the new Granite Ridge school for safety. Where is the safety in removing the old railway bridge to grade? Installing a box culvert will not only be safer but quicker to construct, as there will be less material to remove and the… READ MORE

Re your December 4, 2014 article on the Kaladar OAHS (Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services) home. Of course there is mold in the basement; they are built to leak on purpose. As long as municipalities refuse to enforce the “Required Waterproofing” section of the OBC Act, every basement (regardless of race,… READ MORE

At our November 10th public meeting in Snow Road with representatives of EORN (Eastern Ontario Regional Network), we were basically informed that North Frontenac and Lanark Highlands can expect no help whatsoever from EORN to expedite either cellular or improved internet service in our huge “dead zone” area. The message… READ MORE

I don't know who was more entertained on Monday, Outdoors columnist Steve Blight or the mix of three, four, and five-year-old children at St. Patrick's School in Harrowsmith. We had asked Steve to come and speak to the children after a Golden-crowned Kinglet flew into a window at our school… READ MORE

Just wanted to comment on Mr. Wallace's article (Letters, Nov 27/14) about our so-called smart meters. I agree with his remarks and would like to add a few more bits of information about the meters. I have had my battles with Hydro since last spring. Just recently I had discussions… READ MORE

Since smart meters (meters which electronically record kilowatts used) were introduced in Ontario there have been hundreds, perhaps thousands of users across the province who have received hydro bills which are double, triple or even quadruple from normal. The basic reasons for this happening: dumb smart meters or dumb smart… READ MORE

Kudos to Jeff Green for his November 13 editorial on the financial dilemma that way too many people in our communities are facing. I refer to it as the cancer that is eating away at the underside of society. Bless you Jeff for exposing it, bringing the truth to the… READ MORE