Behind the Lens
by Jason Liebregts - Mar 17, 2010 - 04:30 AM
DURHAM -- For a time this winter, red and white became the fashion as this photographer attended the many local events celebrating the Olympics in...
Bob Attersley, the perfect mayor
By Mike Johnston - Mar 17, 2010 - 04:30 AM
Normally I use this space to opine on issues happening in the newsroom but this week I'd like to take a different tack and talk about a former...
In springtime, ducks are courting
By Margaret Carney - Mar 12, 2010 - 04:30 AM
Yes, cardinals are singing these days, our local one a red smudge in the top of the hawthorne, glowing crimson in the slanting morning sun. Everywhere...
Behind the Lens
By Ryan Pfeifer - Mar 10, 2010 - 04:30 AM
PICKERING -- Jake Ristau, a Grade 7 student at E.B. Phin Public School, waited for his next set of instructions during a dance class on Feb. 5. Grade...
Behind the Lens
By Celia Klemenz - Mar 10, 2010 - 04:30 AM
The Uxbridge Youth Centre staff had co-ordinated a community clean-up. It was the solitude of the worker focused on his task and the juxtaposition of...
When suicide becomes news
Mar 10, 2010 - 04:30 AM
As an editor, I often have to make the call on whether to report on an actual, or attempted, suicide. It always comes down to a decision between the...
Being a man is simple, but it isn't easy
By Neil Crone - Mar 09, 2010 - 04:30 AM
Lately I've found myself craving the company of men. Don't get me wrong, I'm not coming out of the closet or anything, although I still...
Setting the record straight on whitefish limits
By Allan Bass - Mar 04, 2010 - 08:26 AM
In my column last week, I stated that the limit for whitefish on Lake Simcoe is 12 with a sport fishing license. Apparently, there is an exception on...
Go deep to catch whitefish
Many times during the year, I talk about many of the shallow, weedy lakes like Scugog, and Rice. But...
Behind the lens
This photo was taken back in December. I came across it while going through some of my archives and...