Shawna Kolkman Lately, everyone has been talking about the degree of seriousness of COVID-19, how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, and the number of deaths in our community.

Bob McCarthy As far back as 1910, during the Manchurian plague, a Chinese doctor claimed that microbes were being spread by air and that a simple cotton mask could reduce…

Canada in a COVID-induced coma Sir: Most people contracting the COVID-19 now are asymptomatic.

When I was a young guy in my teens and early 20s the Hambone Restaurant was my favourite spot to eat – usually late at night, when other places had…

Class sizes put kids at risk Sir: Toronto’s Sick Kids Hospital’s stand on elementary school class size states: “size should be a priority and to include physical distancing.” Toronto School…

A friend of mine sent a really good quote this week: “When we are squeezed, what’s really on the inside comes out. This pandemic has shown the best and worst…

It’s an expression that I’ve always associated with the hot, sultry final days of summer. You know – the kind of steamy, humid weather that could make a dog either…

Bob Boulton Memory is a tricky thing. Recently, for example, I re-remembered a guy from high school named D.K. D.K. had a distinctive way of holding his cornet, his left…

Where was the Canadian border security for birthday float-by? Sir: Regarding the July 16 story, “Birthday gal gets surprise ‘float-by’ from U.S. family. What a nice heart-warming 80th birthday greeting…

In late August of 1958, Sarnia played host to the 26th annual Ontario Police Association convention. For each of the guests coming to town, a 50-page booklet was prepared, packed…