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  4. Christmas is more than a holiday

    Christmas is rapidly approaching. The week in which Dec. 25 occurs is generally known as the holiday season. Instead of people saying my preferred greeting, “Merry Christmas” or “We wish you a merry Christmas,” they are most likely to say “Happy Holidays.” By naming my preference, it is not my intention to resurrect the debate regarding keeping Christ’s name in Christmas. I think it is more important to consider why the Christian holy day is important. Before I say more on that, I should add that when I hear the greeting “Happy Holidays,” I think about the origin of the word, which is a derivative of “holy day.” In effect, those who choose to extend this greeting, they are actually saying, “Happy Holy Days.” I am OK with that.

    Bill Gervais 1 day ago Column
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  6. The resilience of democracy

    Last week I penned in these pages a column titled “The March of the Dictators.” In it I described the headway being made by autocrats in one country after another. Today I should like to look at the other side of the coin: the efforts being made by democrats to counter these trends. Those efforts are so far rather tentative and frequently highly symbolic rather than effective, but they do mark something of a turning point. Democracy has more often than not proved its resilience, and there is reason to hope that it can do so again.

    Louis Delvoie 1 day ago Column
    U.S. President Joe Biden delivers closing remarks for the White House's virtual Summit for Democracy in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Dec. 10 in Washington, D.C.
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  4. LETTER: Community update and thanks from the St. Joseph's Food Bank

    St. Joseph’s Food Bank would like to bring the community up-to-date on the widespread effects of COVID-19 on the food bank and its weekly operations. Client numbers have increased by 41 per cent. Some foods have been difficult to procure, and the cost of providing basic groceries, fresh vegetables and fruits has increased. Due to COVID restrictions it has become difficult to accept food donations that had been a necessary source of assistance at the food bank.

    Pembroke Observer and News 3 days ago Letters
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