Opinion

Everyone knows you don’t kick someone when they’re down.

The golden rule states, “treat others as you would like to be treated,” but many people don’t follow this guide. I experience this often. I am a person of colour and living in a predominantly white community. This article is to share my perspective and help others learn how to be more inclusive.

2014 – The Ontario Provincial Police sought three suspects in connection with an armed Listowel home invasion on Barber Avenue, after they entered the residence and assaulted two occupants, stealing a quantity of cash and electronics at gunpoint.

2014 – The long winter was stretching the Perth County roads maintenance budget thin.

Ten Years Ago 2014 – Canadian rock and country musician Dallas Smith performed at the sold-out,…

To the editor, Today (Aug. 19) as I watched the moving ceremonials in France commemorating the…

As I get older, I find that I love summer and the hot weather less and less.

2012 – Nashville General Manager David Poile reflected on Listowel Junior Cyclones alumnus Nick Spaling’s second year playing full-time with the Predators. Survivors of the horrific Hampstead crash....

I was going through my daily devotions a short while ago, and I stumbled across a verse in a Psalm that resonated strongly with me. It’s from Psalm 103:8: “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”

Recently, as I observed the difficulties some people were walking through and knowing the struggles others have had to navigate through with the pandemic, I was reminded of how much we need the grace of God.

Ten Years Ago 2012 – The location for a new elementary school in Listowel was approved, while a new recycling plant was coming to the Listowel Industrial Park. Canada’s Got Talent contestant Angela Ewtushik and her dog Rally’s journey on the show came to an end.

In 1979, when I was 13, already having experienced much trauma in my short life, I was lured away…

Now that the writ has dropped for the provincial election, we in the media have our inboxes flooded…