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The Standard
Dec 3, 20225 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20224 min read
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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Colleen Green
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Port Perry Walk for Dog Guides a success thanks to you
Thank you for your support of the Port Perry Walk for Dog Guides. Thanks to you, our community, businesses, sponsors and our volunteers,...
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Colleen Green
Jun 23, 20224 min read
Editorial: Sister Holy
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Colleen Green
Jun 23, 20221 min read
Open Letter to the Editor
To the many enquiries and best wishes I have received from community residents please be advised that I will not be seeking re-election...
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Colleen Green
Jun 9, 20224 min read
Cleaning up
Every year we go through a rite of cleaning out the junk, the build-up of unnecessary things, stuff we deemed needful in moments or even...
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Colleen Green
May 20, 20222 min read
Spencer Ford running for Durham’s New Blue Party
My name is Spencer Ford and I am 54 years old. I am honoured to be running as the MPP candidate for The New Blue Party, for the riding of...
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Colleen Green
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Thank you Uxbridge and Friends from the Pylypenko Family
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us support this family from Ukraine. After changing their flight twice, they arrived safely on...
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Colleen Green
Apr 14, 20225 min read
What can be said?
Times come, and then they go. The shifting of sands amidst the rolling of the tides. What has been deposited upon your shore this Easter...
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Colleen Green
Apr 8, 20221 min read
Letter to the Editor
Trudeau’s proposal to end boil water advisories on all First Nations Lands, by 2025 and before the new Liberal/NDP pact comes to an end,...
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Colleen Green
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: Scugog Standard Newspaper: What is a Barn Quilt Trail – March 24th edition. It was great to see an article about Barn...
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Colleen Green
Mar 10, 20224 min read
The Substance of Resilience
I’m sure everybody is aware of the war in Ukraine and how stubborn President Putin is being, regarding what he is attempting. His claim...
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Colleen Green
Feb 10, 20223 min read
There are those…
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Colleen Green
Jan 27, 20224 min read
Staying Open
I’m sure most of us would prefer the economy and our society stay open. No more yo-yo effect from closing of public spaces, or the...
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Colleen Green
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Celebrating stories of Ontarians: Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers Recipient – Major (Retired)
From his early years in rural Kenya in the 1940s and ‘50s, living in villages without plumbing or electricity, Kanwal Sethi came to know...
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