Opinion

To the Editor: The very tragic events which recently struck our community revealed the caring and compassion of citizens of all ages, religious affiliations, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic status.

A little free verse poetry passed on during the holidays from the Nouvelle . Enjoy, my friends. Merry Christmas and live well. __________ In a world of madness, there is joy and happiness. In a beautiful world, there is hardships and sadness.

It’s amazing how something outside of one’s own life still has the power to turn a person’s world upside down. The Dec.

This past week has been crazy, with short deadlines at work due to the Christmas holidays, Christmas concerts one after the other. Now with the impending apocalypse scheduled to occur today, I think I might be played out.

By the time you're reading this, I'll be 3,500 kilometres away, settling in back home. I've accepted another reporter position in my hometown of Napanee, Ont.

The world is changing, and the newspaper world is changing too.

A viral posting under the name of Morgan Freeman reached over one million people this weekend, with the post condemning the media for their coverage of horrific events such as the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

To the Editor: The Hats for Healing Pink Heart Auction committee would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to all of the individuals and businesses who donated so much of their time, as well as cash and items for our fundraiser.

Two years ago a local family buried a teenage daughter. Fifteen-year-old Taylor Theresa Brundige's life was cut short after a vehicle slammed into the car she was a passenger in.

A recent post on the St. Paul Journal Facebook site kick-started a thought-provoking discussion on the many nuances of racism.