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Susan Hay's journey of hope - Peter Turkington

Susan Hay, who got her start on television in Sudbury before moving to Global Television, will speak at 1 pm today (Sunday. Jan. 23) at Laurentian University's Fraser Auditorium.

Selling LCBO stupid idea

Over pints of beer and glasses of wine all over Ontario, one question about the McGuinty Liberals keeps coming up in conversation: "Exactly how stupid are these guys!?!" Instead of moving from their Record Breaking Broken Promises Stage onto doing so

Thanks for story - Kathie [Thomson] Thomas

On behalf of the Alexander Public School 75th ""coming home" steering committee, I would like to thank you for publishing such a great article. Digging into the history has been great fun for all of us.

Let's get serious!

If you are a non-smoker, wouldn't you like the right to walk out of a restaurant, shopping mall, or movie theatre without breathing in second-hand smoke? Every time I go to the mall, I am faced with inhaling the smoke of others when entering or leavi

Have I got this straight? -Ron Minogue

The federal government is paying for Canadians who have lost loved ones in Asia to attend a prayer vigil in Ottawa.

Youth rebellion not news - S. Chan

With regards to the article, Principle versus the principal, I could not think of a more inappropriate headline. It seems someone is desperate to create a story where none exists.

What's the point?

With another election coming soon, I wonder why people don't understand that giving Sudbury and Nickel Belt to the Liberals again is pointless.

Hair story touched nerve - Gaetanne Deschene

I couldn't put down the Sunday, Jan. 16 Northern Life. I kept finding myself reading over and over the story about the 11-year-old young lady named Page Levesque concerning the issue of Pius XII school dress code.

CAMH supports smoke-free Ontario - Paul E. Garfinkel

Minister of Health and Long-term Care George Smitherman is to be congratulated on his vision for a healthy Ontario, as indicated recently by his introduction of the Smoke-free Ontario Act.

Teen embarrassed by city's arenas

How can local ice sports teams be represented respectfully in our pitiful arenas? Why would visiting teams want to come to such comfortless arenas? The change rooms are small, showers are disgusting, bathrooms crowded and the seating is uncomfortable