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In living memory

In living memory

More likely than not, unless we make efforts to the contrary, we will pass away before our stories are caught in a meaningful way.
Where one road ends, another begins

Where one road ends, another begins

How do you express the depth of the impact a person like Carol Farnalls has had on a newsroom in the space of an editorial? As she moves on to greener pastures and gentler climes, we at the Barrhead Leader must figure out how to soldier on, to contin
Moving on is simple - it's what you leave behind that's hard

Moving on is simple - it's what you leave behind that's hard

After 33 years, it’s time to say farewell. As every ending has a beginning, I’ll start with mine. I began at the Barrhead Leader not quite at the bottom of the heap, but close, as a typesetter.
Why not sell?

Why not sell?

Maybe we missed something. A group wants to take over W.R.
The big colourful picture

The big colourful picture

If all the forcibly displaced people of the world made up one nation, it would be the 24th largest in the world.
Public hearing proves democracy works

Public hearing proves democracy works

Congratulations to everyone who made the effort to make their views known during the Town of Barrhead’s latest public hearing.
Government needs a reality check

Government needs a reality check

Gun and control, two words that should never be in the same sentence together, and yet, after reading an investigative report on the CBC dated March 8, I’m wondering if there isn’t some merit to the idea that maybe, just maybe, there should be some k
Making a difference

Making a difference

Ethiopia is almost a world away, but it sure didn’t feel like it this past weekend. Hundreds area residents flocked to the Rotary Spirit Centre for the inaugural Rainbow for the Future’s Sports for Ethiopia event.
A lesson from Thorhild

A lesson from Thorhild

Last week, three Thorhild County councillors were fired by the province. Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee says they refused to follow provincially mandated directives.
If the doc doesn't write you a prescription, maybe it isn't medicine

If the doc doesn't write you a prescription, maybe it isn't medicine

Ingesting a diluted bleach solution to combat diseases, while insane, is a movement gaining popularity as it spreads across the country, from Vancouver to St. Johns, and it isn’t just adults that are doing it.
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