Phil Egan When Laurie and I got married in 1972 everybody had a bag of it. I can see it speckling our hair and my tuxedoed shoulders in our wedding photos. As you descended the church steps after the ceremony you expected to have handfuls thrown at you. By the time you managed to escape… Read more »
Phil Egan With 10 children, my poor parents had enough to worry about without hearing our harrowing tales of growing up. I like to think of our silence as shielding them from bad dreams and nightmares. One of those stories came back to me recently as I sat in the library scrolling through old copies… Read more »
Rotary says thanks for the community support at annual book sale Sir: Recently the Rotary Club of Sarnia Bluewaterland completed its 15th annual Used Book Sale at Bayside Centre. We are happy to report 2,300 people attended the three-day sale and raised $28,000 for Rotary projects. Increasing literacy is one of Rotary’s mandates, and customers… Read more »
Phil Egan We know their names, but we may not know their stories. All were celebrated citizens in their day, and by naming a park, a school or a church after them, someone thought they deserved enduring recognition. Take Germain Park, for example. The property was once the home of Lambton County’s House of Refuge,… Read more »
Phil Egan For those of us who came of age in the 1960s much of our social life outside of high school classes revolved around dancing. From high school dances on Friday nights after football games at Norm Perry Park, to dances at Rose Gardens on the weekend and Saturday night crowds at the Y… Read more »
Renee Card What comes to mind when you hear the expression, “homeless people?” It may conjure up an unpleasant image of someone who is dirty and smells; addicted to drugs or alcohol; someone who should be feared. I’d love to say that image is 100% wrong, but in some cases it’s bang on. In others,… Read more »
Why Sarnia’s next election should return to paper ballots Sir: I recently took the City of Sarnia’s survey on our last election, which asked us what we thought of the ‘new’ system of telephone and Internet voting. In my opinion – it worked; but it did not save the city the amount of money… Read more »
Phil Egan There are plenty of Corunna’s around the world, but ours may be the most intriguing. That’s the opinion of Mark Guscin, a celebrated author and historian who is working on a new book that describes the cities, towns, warships and other things around the world that took their name from a Napoleonic War… Read more »
Gail White I am distressed to learn that many of Sarnia’s senior administrators have resigned, presumably in response to working conditions at City Hall. This will affect how City Hall functions going forward. When I sought a seat on city council in last year’s election I stated that I have a servant’s heart and… Read more »
Senior has warning for readers: ‘Don’t be scammed like I was’ Sir: As someone with 80 years of life experience, and having advised many friends to “watch out” for scams, I thought I was beyond being stung. So I am embarrassed to admit the following, but do so hoping it will prevent others from being… Read more »
