Letter to the Editor, Due to the ongoing pandemic, and to ensure everyone’s safety, Operation Scugog has decided to give out gift cards...

Thankfulness. To be full of thanks, what a thing. If any one of us takes the time to reflect, we really can find things to be glad for in...

So many good things have transpired as of late, by way of recognition, and remembrance I could hardly keep up, and I am thankful for...

To the Editor: I am writing to express my admiration for the Port Perry Refugee Reunification Support Group and the generous people of...

Metrolinx’s new Environmental Assessment(EA) process is not properly serving the citizens of Ontario, in my experienced opinion....

Do you remember the sheer joy of jumping in a nice puddle of muddy water when you were little? I do, with relish of thought and warmth....

I’m so pleased that people have been sharing their opinion about a recent editorial in The Standard. This is what a newspaper is about:...

by The Standard | Podcast July 22nd, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Editors-Note.wav The nature of an...

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Are you a cup half full or half empty person? When I was young, I was a cup half-full person. When I got older, I slowly became a cup...

The response to that question is as varied as the types of people out there. Yet, the truth is as singular as the context it’s viewed in....

Dear Editor, Today [Tuesday, May 18th] I took my one-year-old grandson out to play in my front yard. The dandelion seedlings were flying...

Have you ever heard the saying, “A good deed is its own reward.”? It used to be, people knew and lived by the understanding of this...

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Editorial: What Has Happened to our attitude? by The Standard | Podcast April 15 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/...

Dear Editor, 1st Port Perry Scouts will be holding their annual scrap metal/bottle fundraiser to support the up keep of the Scout Hall,...

Dear Editor, On March 20th, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 419, held a food, bottle and can drive, in support of Operation Scugog,...

Isn’t it interesting how the more things change, the more people want them to stay the way they were? In a way, I understand...

Remember the pace life was travelling at before Covid hit our lives; how it felt? Always feeling the pressure to be at that next meeting...

It’s interesting how one word can make such a big difference; or how close two things can seem to be, yet be miles apart. We all have the...