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The other night we watched the interview with naturalist Jane Goodall that she had declared could not be shown until after her death. She died Oct. 1.

The price of peace, Left behind, For the children

The happy chattering of schoolchildren and scuffling of feet on a dusty sideroad were the sounds as the 30-some pupils headed off to school.

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak with a young student from the University of Guelph at Humber College about the work I do here at The Citizen.

Everything Doug Ford said the other day about Mark Carney needing to "fight like hell" stirred up more than just political rhetoric; it lit up imaginations.

Last week a baby born prematurely to a woman in Alberta died from measles, the second person in Canada killed by the current infection. The article I read didn't give the name of the mother or whether or not she had been vaccinated.

So close, yet so far, The best of the best, History disappearing

Determined to address the growing challenges of municipal finances, the Township of North Huron faces a moment that calls for both creativity and courage.

The other day as I was making dinner, I thought to pivot from my usual fare of podcasts to some music, dialing up an old favourite: Ben Folds.

We had relatives drop in for lunch recently before they attended a Blyth Festival matinee. As we chatted before the meal, the woman looked out the window and asked about the strange flower growing in our garden.

A decade in the making, Glorious and clear, Now more than ever

There was surprising news recently that, in 2023, some Canadian cities had among the worst air quality in the world, as smoke from the worst forest fires in memory filled the air of southern cities.

There is an old saying that, in springtime, a young man's fancy turns to love. In the Huron County of a few generations ago, that saying could have been that a young man's fancy turns to harvesting...

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