‘Wait for September’

September 10, 2026 · 0 Comments

by Gwynne Dyer Making predictions in print is rarely a good idea, and saying ‘I told you so’ is always rude, but rules are made ...

Short-sighted against big oil and grocery kings

by James Matthews “Have you heard what’s the latest social havoc?” Harold, who usually meets me at the bench. I swear he times it. Harold ...

Nancy Roman Telescope

by GWYNNE DYER Last Sunday (Aug. 30) a Falcon Heavy rocket delivered the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope onto a direct transit trajectory to its ...

Griping about the void to a soundtrack by The Who

by JAMES MATTHEWS “I’m singing this not because it fits in well / with the chords I’m playing / I can’t pretend there’s any meaning ...

More than a meal: Community partnerships help FTP feed hope every day

Behind every meal served at Family Transition Place (FTP) is a story of compassion, community, and care. For individuals and families arriving at the shelter, ...

Africa: Getting history wrong

by GWYNNE DYER “I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” said Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s ...

Trying to see the fox through the hurly-burly

by JAMES MATTHEWS Once in a while, you find something shiny and bright through the murk. The Bancroft Times and Bancroft This Week, sister papers ...

The charade

by GWYNNE DYER Last month US President Donald Trump announced “a monumental step toward lasting peace and security” in Gaza. Mediators from the ‘Board of ...

The people you meet in your neighbourhood

by JAMES MATTHEWS Perspective is relative. How one person sees a situation, emotionally digests circumstances, and responds might be a thousand ways different from how ...