Category Archives: Beyond the Headlines

Beyond the Headlines - heroic story emerges in Australia shooting
Sometimes people not only break the mold, but they can hopefully re-define it entirely. The entire world is in shock as we try to process the aftermath of a mass shooting committed by a father and sun...
Paul Martin Dec 15, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - policing costs rising everywhere
When you are looking at what you spend, it's always helpful to make real time comparisons. Some people were shocked when the Belleville Police Services Board recently approved a budget for next year w...
Paul Martin Dec 12, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - School bus cancellation decisions
On a frosty morning such as this, I think it's important for us to take a moment and thank the people who take care of our most treasured and often vulnerable people and make judgement calls long befo...
Paul Martin Dec 11, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - CFB Trenton personnel recognized at Leafs game
The best thing about the Toronto Maple Leafs game on Monday night wasn't the 2-nothing win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. It was seeing the hard work of the women and men at CFB Trenton fully recognize...
Paul Martin Dec 10, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - Kudos to PEC Council on trimming budget tax levy
There are times when necessity meets reality even when the challenges are the greatest. That is what happened last week at Shire Hall, as four days of budget activity ended very far from where it bega...
Paul Martin Dec 08, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - the real story at Loyalist College
When you want the real story, you have to ask the right questions to the right person. As a story broke this week about another update at Loyalist College, I reached out to the management team and was...
Paul Martin Dec 05, 2025

Beyond the Headlnes - BC's Conservative Party chaos
In politics, you have to at least look like you know what you are doing. That is NOT what is happening in BC right now at the provincial legislature, where all heck is breaking loose within the offici...
Paul Martin Dec 04, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
It takes a lot to be somehow more disturbing and controversial in the United States than President Donald Trump, but one high-ranking official is somehow getting that job done. In case you haven't bee...
Paul Martin Dec 03, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - Quinte Home Builders Awards
I think we should all take a moment to fully appreciate the people who are literally building a better future for us here in Quinte. The Quinte Home Builders' Association (QHBA) recently handed out a ...
Paul Martin Dec 02, 2025

Beyond the Headlines - Budget time in PEC
Some numbers are more pleasant than others, especially when the chance for people to voice their displeasure is rapidly approaching. At Shire Hall tonight, Prince Edward County Council will begin the ...
Paul Martin Dec 01, 2025

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Wed Jun 24
Belleville, ON, Canada
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Quinte West, ON, Canada
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