Plato had it right. Necessity is the mother of invention. The more we’re faced with adversity the more creative we get. So the longer we’re forced to isolate at home, the more innovative we become. Rather than go stir crazy, we’re clearing store shelves of flour and yeast. We’re buying up vegetable seed and ordering topsoil. And… Read more »
George Mathewson Where have you been? We heard that a lot last week after many residents searched in vain for The Journal in the usual mailboxes and stores. Here’s the explanation. Because of the COVID-19 emergency and its devastating impact on our advertisers we have switched from weekly to biweekly publication, at least for the… Read more »
Rebuild of the Sarnia Sting will continue next season Sir: Another season of Sarnia Sting hockey has come to an end. It began with player injuries and suspensions, and Sarnia went 0-7 to start the year. Then the Sting won eight of the next 10 games and things started looking good. But there were more… Read more »
The bread and soup shelves were empty. The white milk in the dairy cooler was gone, although some chocolate was left. “It could be worse,” I said to the harried cashier. “Chocolate milk is good in coffee; it’s even OK on cereal.” She was in no mood. She was angry. “I don’t know what’s… Read more »
I sincerely hope you’re listening. We’re living through a public health crisis that many believe will define our time. What you do about it matters. It matters that you and everyone in your family washes their hands frequently and properly. It matters that we practice social distancing. It matters that you know what to do… Read more »
Are county councillors victims of ‘stupid gas? Sir: Many of us have seen those old Batman episodes from the 1960’s TV series where the Commissioner, his police officers and even Batman and Robin get flummoxed by the Joker or the Riddler. After unleashing a noxious gas that renders the protagonists “stupid,” the good guys become… Read more »
Marg Johnson I once had the honour of working with a boy who was a poster child for Toronto’s Sick Kid’s Hospital. He wore braces on his legs and feet, had a damaged right hand, and scars on his body from cancer surgery. He should have been helpless. But he’d relearned how to hold a… Read more »
On Nov. 6, 1932, a story in the Canadian Observer announced to a startled city that Fire Chief Burton J. Batty was “missing.” Foul play was feared. Batty had received a telephone call from an unidentified man around midnight, and the caller asked him to come to the Harrington Hotel in Port Huron. The chief… Read more »
Gary Shrumm & Randy Evans Historian and columnist Phil Egan told Journal readers earlier how members of the Ku Klux Klan desecrated Sarnia’s St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in 1924. Sadly, that incident was not the full extent of Klan activities locally. Established by Confederate Army veterans following the U.S. Civil War, the KKK was a… Read more »
Free lead filters for older homes Sir: Regarding city council’s March 2 decision not to supply free lead filters to older homes and businesses. When it comes to the lead pipes in Sarnia’s south end, I am really dismayed by the latest city staff report. How can we measure people’s health against dollars? There could… Read more »
