Editor: We have just finished celebrating our entry into a new year — the most recent one in a many-thousands-of-years process during which we have been learning how to organize and govern ourselves in ever-larger and more complex social structures: families, tribes, neighbourhoods, cities, states/provinces/regions and nations.

A former Township councillor questions a councillor’s run for mayor.

A local letter writer sets out her Christmas calendar.

Gold medal carpet bowling winners not able to defend their titles in 2018

A letter writer says a downtown apartment with seniors and the disabled is not suitable for addicts.

Editor: To quote the 91Ô­´´ Times story, “91Ô­´´ City is looking into the feasibility of bringing a small theatre to its downtown core.

Editor: On Wednesday, Jan. 10, somewhere between three stores — Otter Co-op, KMR Appliances and M&M Meat shops — I lost an oval gold locket that was given to me on my 16th birthday in England.

Bags have secondary uses, other problems more pressing

Editor: I read in the paper that the Cascades Casino is closing its Summit theatre.

Editor: We saw in an article published in the Times on Jan. 3, explaining that condo values across 91Ô­´´ have increased dramatically. It wasn’t only condos, either — almost every type of home has had its assessed value increase.