Opinion: Hospital needs a language detox
George Mathewson The late, great comedian George Carlin was adept at skewering the way bureaucrats and marketers use weasel words to “soften” the language.
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Strolling along
Lindsay Cooper, right, of Able Body and Birth leads a group of new mothers through exercises at Canatara Park. The group perform a variety of exercises while strolling through the park with their newborns and…
Blimey! Young pirates get their Sea Legs
Cathy Dobson The excitement is palpable in Nancy Key’s voice as she describes rehearsals just days before her new show begins touring local elementary schools.
Education director ‘watching anxiously’ as bargaining continues
Heather Wright Special to the Journal The head of the public school board hopes to avoid a teachers’ strike.
STREET NAMES: Talfourd Street named for kindly pioneer
George Mathewson Froome Talfourd has a street, a hamlet and a creek that bears his name, but it was a cottage he built in what’s now downtown Sarnia that impressed one early city historian.
Local officials go with the flow on cruise ship plan
Jack Poirier It’s going to require a lot more than lip service to bring Great Lakes cruise ships to port in Sarnia.
Letters, week of April 30
Senate is a waste of money Sir: Canadian taxpayers who fork out $100 million a year for the Senate are finding out about this bunch of political hacks.
What’s Happening: Week of April 30
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Special delivery: Care packages assembled for youth in need
Journal Staff When Cathy Butler started as a pediatric nurse more than two decades ago there was no training on how to work with youth experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Saving the beach: Students working to protect shoreline
Cathy Dobson Rather than see their favourite local beach wash away, local students are getting their hands dirty and participating in a stewardship program this spring. “These are kids trying to make a difference,” says…