ALL THOSE YEARS AGO: Another year, another election
3 years ago… Candidates slagging each other, election sign wars being waged… Looming elections were big news in 2011 too.
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EDITORIAL: The provincial election — so far
It’s always struck us at the Town Crier that it’s a little presumptuous of us to tell readers who they should vote for — especially so in provincial and federal elections.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Don’t give up on transit
Have we “transited ourselves to death,” as one journalist has put it?
Read moreEDITORIAL: The best kind of transit
Midtown Toronto has grown into a wonderful part of the city where single-family homes, highrise and lowrise apartments, and commercial enterprises co-exist in cohesive communities.
Read moreWhen bring-your-own wine was our vintage news
Local reaction to provincial moves was the big news in the Leaside-Rosedale Town Crier 10 years ago.
Read moreEDITORIAL: ‘Hi, neighbour — if I may call you neighbour’
For decades now, Torontonians have referred to this city as a community of neighbourhoods.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Dreams of a serious election campaign
Now that all the expected major candidates have declared themselves in the contest for Toronto mayor, the media is excitedly engaged in calling the horse race.
Read moreEDITORIAL: Let’s not abandon mail delivery just yet
When is the last time you received a personal letter by post? More to the point, when’s the last time you wrote and mailed one yourself?
Read moreEDITORIAL: So much for Ford
So let’s get this clear. Much of Toronto thinks Rob Ford is a disgrace as mayor and should resign.
Read moreHanlan’s Point writes new chapter on self-publishing
Jake Babad has taken the currently popular route of self-publishing several steps further than most writers.
Read moreFord follies fail to deliver
Book of Rob Ford quips okay for a laugh but contains nothing new
Read moreA study of colourful characters
Ross King’s book explores new perspectives on the work of the Group of Seven
Read moreFrom mystery to literary intrigue
Former whodunit writer creates compelling story of a mysterious woman
Read moreA polished gem
In a Pale Blue Light, by Lily Poritz Miller, Sumach Press, trade $24.99.
Read moreGiants, elves and cyclopses fun for adults too
It’s listed as juvenile fiction, but take that in the same way that Tolkien’s tales of hobbits might also be.
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