Doctors and nurses are realities for many, especially those sick at home or in the hospital. I know this for a fact because I have experienced and witnessed this back in June and July of 2016. My aging mother was ill...
Watching the behaviour of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) reminds me of the Clue board game. The detectives’ inquiry is to understand what MANS is up to (the imaginary crime), what instruments are being used to meet...
One should never underestimate what a job means for an individual and their family. I understand this all too well. We are all aware that Cabot employs 500-plus employees in Inverness County every year....
I am all for marking my “X” in a round circle on my ballet slip with my shaking old right hand while trying not to spoil my important vote. The right decision matters when it comes time to count...
I am writing in response to an article published in the November 16 edition of The Reporter entitled “Guysborough Warden wants apology from Inverness MLA.” On October 8, I asked a question during Question Period about municipal expenses in Guysborough (the purchase...
Although J.M Keynes was an economist, his words are also appropriate to our COVID-19 pandemic: “When my information changes, I alter my conclusions.” What we know about this virus has advanced since it first...
The “principal principle” states that for every solution not carefully considered, one always creates more problems than one solves. Some readers may even recognize the notion as a variation of Merton’s Law of Unintended Consequences: a frequently-observed...
Editor's note: The following letter was corrected from the version which was published in the March 24 edition of The Reporter. Federal fisheries minister Bernadette Jordan imposed commercial conservation rules on a moderate livelihood...
To the people of Mi’kma’ki (Nova Scotia): We would like to extend our gratitude to the applicants—respected wildlife biologist Bob Bancroft and local environmental group Eastern Shore Forest Watch Association—for standing up for Nova...
Many COVID-induced restrictions are being lifted with people relishing a return to normality, but with cautionary responses. It has been a taxing campaign battling this predatory virus. I believe the time is due to...




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