Columns

This newspaper is not worth saving. Forget whether you are reading this online or on a real piece of paper. The business model that has supported local news for 150 years is now dead. It’s deader than dead, so it’s time to move on.

Final remarks

The other day I saw a woman trying to wrestle a bouquet of balloons into her car. The wind was gusting and the balloons were bouncing and the woman was struggling and I had an epiphany: this is an exact allegory of my life as the year ended.

The summer season is upon us, bringing warmer, drier weather to the area as well as increased fire danger. Grasses have grown tall with the winter rains and even a small ember can start a fire. As a result, on June 18, the seasonal burn ban took effect to restrict open burning in the North Bay.

People are still talking about that Vertice meeting on Feb. 7 - and what it means for the future of a livable downtown. All this and more in Letters from our readers.

The Saturday market is finally open after a very wet winter.