Have a Happy meaningful Christmas this year
December 6th holds a special significance to Canadians with Hungarian beginnings, as well as those of the Czech Republic, Slovenia,...
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The Standard
- Nov 1
- 5 min
Editorial: The Witness of Scars
This week's issue is about Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Indigenous Veterans Day, and all the other sacrifices we are indebted to, so...
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- Oct 27
- 2 min
Sunday, November 5th is International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
During this thanksgiving season, I am grateful we do not face the kind of religious persecution many in our world do today. Sunday,...
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The Standard
- Oct 4
- 6 min
Editorial: Reconciliation
I am thankful for this gracious move among Indigenous Peoples as of late. My wife and I attended a recent truth and reconciliation...
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The Standard
- Jul 5
- 4 min
Being there for the other guy
Do you remember that moment when you were little, and your sibling, cousin or 'friend' took the cookie you were about to eat and gobbled...
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The Standard
- Jun 9
- 5 min
A good story to help the future
Generations, multiple generations, they're so important; to the continuity of human existence, of community, of family, and of one's...
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Todd Green
- May 19
- 4 min
The Swing to Lower Net-cost Power and Alternative User technologies
Recently, I had a short conversation with a man named Randy, who works for Mariposa Electric, a local electrical contractor. I started...
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The Standard
- Mar 29
- 1 min
The Road We Take
Travelling the road with God is far better than the setting out or the arriving: it is the living in the middle. Setting out is filled...
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The Standard
- Mar 3
- 3 min
To thine own self be true
This above all, to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. This is from...
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The Standard
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Is Love a feeling or what?
Before the next issue of the Standard is released, Valentine's Day will have come and gone. However, does the greater inspiration to Love...
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The Standard
- Jan 6
- 6 min
A struggle up or an open meadow
Well, here we are again; we've broken through to the foothills of another new year. The dark days and any shadows, in the valleys of...
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The Standard
- Dec 23, 2022
- 3 min
Editorial: Wise Men (all wise people) Still Seek Him
Around this time of year, people run around concerned with buying gifts, hoping others will get them that special thing showing how much...
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The Standard
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Open Letter submitted without prejudice - Scugog Pronunciation
We honour the lands of the Mississaugas and have their name for our lake, Lake Scugog, and are honoured that its name was chosen for our...
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The Standard
- Dec 3, 2022
- 5 min
Let the Bells Ring!
“I'm here, I'm here, I'm here. Let the bells ring, and the people cheer!” At times, my dad would exclaim these words as he came crashing...
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Colleen Green
- Sep 29, 2022
- 3 min
World News Day
Making a positive difference to someone’s life is the greatest gift a journalist can give. Perhaps an individual is heard for the first...
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Colleen Green
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
The heart of a child
I’m sitting here in my living room at home after watching program after program reporting on the passing of Our Wonderful Lady,...
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Colleen Green
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
To the Editor,
I feel it is necessary for the Government to think very seriously about a new Nursing Home for Port Perry and the surrounding area. I...
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Colleen Green
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
What do you expect to find in your day?
When you wake up each morning, what is it that preoccupies your thoughts? Does the business of yesterday sweep back in, flooding you with...
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Colleen Green
- Aug 11, 2022
- 3 min
The Widow’s Might!
The tight fist: can express anger, defiance, or fear of letting go. Sometimes, the latter can be because of a desire for control over...
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Colleen Green
- Jul 29, 2022
- 4 min
Are you sure?
In times when all around seems to be moving in ways with which we disagree, in directions we resent or even fear, we can respond by...
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