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Michael Atkins

OPINION: Some thoughts on a half-century of publishing in Sudbury

OPINION: Some thoughts on a half-century of publishing in Sudbury

I was lucky to be born at the right time and in the right country.
OPINION: A picture is worth a thousand words

OPINION: A picture is worth a thousand words

Nothing could better represent Sudbury’s unbelievable environmental revolution than a reconstituted Superstack.
OPINION: A New Year’s toast to the art of the possible

OPINION: A New Year’s toast to the art of the possible

A new year is coming and the challenges are immense.
OPINION: For Sudbury, the signs are all there

OPINION: For Sudbury, the signs are all there

Although there were many outcomes... the most important outcome was a change in culture.
OPINION: How to live where you want to live

OPINION: How to live where you want to live

In my experience, it is very hard to build sustainable communities without a good proportion of your economy being owned locally.
OPINION: Thunder Bay: the pain, the opportunity, and the newspaper

OPINION: Thunder Bay: the pain, the opportunity, and the newspaper

This is about people, about poverty, about sharing a land and its resources, about the clash or the fusion of cultures in the North and building sustainability for our children.
OPINION: A summer tour half a century later

OPINION: A summer tour half a century later

My trek this summer has taken me from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and it has been breathtaking
OPINION: On the Raptors and paying your dues

OPINION: On the Raptors and paying your dues

The courage, intensity and pace of the finals were riveting.
OPINION: The case for a millennial class-action lawsuit

OPINION: The case for a millennial class-action lawsuit

We have to be honest about Canadian resource management. More often than not, we are unwise or greedy, or both.
OPINION: It's always good to get grounded by students

OPINION: It's always good to get grounded by students

Digital disruption is now a way of life. You can lean into it or you can run for cover.