Seeds of successful leadership planted at weekend conference

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, October 3, 2007, p. A8 It takes a lot to surprise me. I can only think of one time in my life when I was really surprised and didn’t have an inkling of what was about to happen. And yet, I now find myself at a crossroad in life and the path forward will be a …

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Dentists seem drawn to Sault due to our unfluoridated water

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, September 19, 2007, p. A10 Dentists drawn to communities without fluoride in the water? When our family began contemplating a move to Sault Ste. Marie, I busied myself with finding a job and a home, and then my attention turned to getting a doctor and a dentist. Armed with recommendations from friends, I hit the Yellow …

Don’t let another year pass without living life to its fullest

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, July 25, 2007 My birthday was this past Monday and I can no longer say that I am in my early thirties. The day came and went happily, though I did find a grey hair that seemed to stealthily avoid the highlights I had done professionally the week before. I yanked the little scoundrel in disbelief …

Casino has missed the boat on the luckiest day in 1,000 years

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Potentially the luckiest day in 1,000 years is about to hit this Saturday, July 7. If you are superstitious, or believe that seven is a lucky number, or can visualize a slot machine hitting three sevens, you may already be making plans to be at one of Ontario’s charity casinos this weekend. If …

Bring back Northern’s Red Maple to save the environment

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, June 27, 2007 When Guy Dauncey came to town earlier this month with a message of global warming and what we could do about it, I wasn’t sure if I’d hear anything new. The presentation was much like An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary on global warming by Al Gore. What impressed me most about the movie …