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The Opinion section of The Journal is a platform for a diverse range of voices from Sarnia-Lambton. The views expressed here do not necessary reflect those of The Journal or its editorial team.
 

OPINION: Noise complaint gets tuned out

OPINION: Noise complaint gets tuned out

Everyone has a noise they hate. Mine is barking dogs. Still, I can’t dredge up much sympathy for the lone music critic whose noise complaint could have derailed the outdoor concert series at Paddy Flaherty’s.
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Letters, Week of July 24

Reader saddened by painful death Sir: I was shocked, saddened and disappointed when I read Shelley Smith's letter about her mom's "physician assisted dying.
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OPINION: Ontario's watchdog barks and bites

OPINION: Ontario's watchdog barks and bites

Ontario’s Ombudsman is getting more oversight to probe complaints about schools and municipalities, and I say Hallelujah.
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GUEST COLUMN: Why are food banks still necessary?

GUEST COLUMN: Why are food banks still necessary?

I often get asked this question because food banks, started in the early ‘80s, were intended to be a temporary measure until the economy improved.
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OPINION: Nothing but the facts, ma’am

OPINION: Nothing but the facts, ma’am

Large quantities of information cross The Journal’s news desk each week, and some of it is even interesting. Here are seven bits of bumpf about our city that for one reason or another couldn’t a home anywhere else in the newspaper.
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Math scores don't add up

Dana Petko Where’s the math? With Lambton County student math scores in decline the past few years, it’s a question we need to ask ourselves.
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Letters, Week of July 17

UFO sightings over Sarnia explained Sir: I am very happy to hear that people are looking up and asking questions about what is in the universe.
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Clarification

In a July 10 story, Bill Abercrombie was identified as the property owner who, in 2006, intended to build a sporting goods store on a portion of the former CN right-of-way at Wellington Street.
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Letters, week of July 10

Mother’s death was horrifying I'm assuming that "physician-assisted" dying is not applicable in Sarnia. I say this because my Mom was allowed to die in palliative care but without any assistance from a physician (whatever that is.
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Guest Column: Sarnia’s entry in the First World War

Randy Evans August 5th, 2014 marks the centenary of Canada’s entry into the First World War.
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