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Values ⇔ Beliefs ⇔ Opinions
Values and beliefs combine with experience to form our opinions. For some, these are often the hardest to share as they cut to the very essence of who, and what, we believe we are. Here you will find ideas; some will be agreeable to you, and some may not. It is this free exchange of thought that defines, in part, our western-style culture.
The Death of Catbird Red Over Wallaceburg
An Airplane Crash Brings the Cold War to Wallaceburg, Ontario.As a new decade dawned in the 1950s, the immediate aftermath of World War II had led to new conflicts between recent allies. The United States and the Soviet Union, the world’s two remaining superpowers,...
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Chatham-Kent: It Is Time to Save Our Dwindling Woodland
Municipal Council Could Protect our Woodland if They Wished It’s not exactly a local badge of honor for Chatham-Kent that people traveling along the 401 between Tilbury and Highgate are in the middle of the single most deforested municipality in all of Ontario. Today,...
The Death of Catbird Red Over Wallaceburg
An Airplane Crash Brings the Cold War to Wallaceburg, Ontario.As a new decade dawned in the 1950s, the immediate aftermath of World War II had led to new conflicts between recent allies. The United States and the Soviet Union, the world’s two remaining superpowers,...
Chatham-Kent: Council’s Private Discussions About Purchasing The Mall Is Not Leadership
"Why" Shouldn't Be A Secret in Chatham-Kent Here we are again: Another tempest in a tea-pot because of Chatham-Kent’s ham-handed way of handling potentially controversial issues. As reported in the Chatham Daily News, Councilor Trevor Thompson has spilled the beans...
Backyard Astronomy: Night Sky Fun in November 2020
The November Night Sky Growing up in the Great Lakes region, the month of November and “cloudy” are linked in my mind. Without looking back at weather tables, this is the month that seems like it has more than its fair share of cloudy, damp stretches which seem to...
Pizza For Polio 2020: A Tasty Way for Chatham and Tilbury to Battle Polio
Pizza for Polio: We Can All Help Eradicate Polio A large metal tube painted a dull green, is set upon wheeled legs in the corner of a room. It is a bulky and awkward contraption, a little less than a meter in diameter and about two meters long. A slight, rhythmic,...
5 Deceitful Covid-19 Pandemic Beliefs
The Covid-19 Pandemic has Led to Many Untrue Ideas It is hard to believe that this far into a global pandemic, this discussion is still happening in a well-educated nation like Canada. The thing about science is that it takes more than a feeling or a wish for...
Chatham-Kent: Local Rapper Pats Dreams Big for 2021
Pats: A Local Rapper with Big Dreams Chatham might be a small, rural city, but it has its share of talent. Chatham-Kent has produced NHL, NFL, and MLB players. The area has sent people to the WNBA and the ranks of Olympic Figure skating. People from our community...
