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A Message from the Citizen’s Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Making connections for nearly four decades, one article, one photo at a time I stared at the glossy photo in the developer, hoping it would be good. That it would tell a story. As the black and white image of a 1995 CHS graduate reciting the Pledge of Allegiance emerged, I remembered I had taken […]

Smart About Money: Anti-Scam Defenses

Recently a woman told me how she nearly fell for the “Grandchild Scam.” She got a call from someone saying it was her grandson and he was in jail. She isn’t sure because it all happened so fast, but she thinks she said, “Michael, is that you?” The person replied, “Yes, Gram. Please help me!” […]

Rising Deer Pop. & Rising Issues

By Jared Penta, Canton’s Conservation Ranger White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a common and often welcome sight to see in the woods around town, or possibly in a yard or neighborhood. However, the population of these deer has been rising for many years now. As of February 2023, the state’s deer population was estimated to […]

Smart About Money: Lessons from a Bulldog

Probably everyone who spent more than a semester at Canton High would recognize the school’s bulldog mascot. (The bulldog is one of the most popular mascots in the world, apparently because they are famous for being friendly, loyal, courageous and tenacious. Hard to go wrong with characteristics like that.) Now that you’ve left Canton High […]

A Review of Canton Citizen Op-Ed Content

In the wake of Publisher Beth Erickson’s decision to institute a pause on letters related to the Karen Read trial and in an attempt to address accusations of bias from a segment of our readership, the Canton Citizen recently undertook an internal review of op-ed content that has appeared in our pages over the past […]

Smart About Money: Ignore the Scammers

There’s only one reason why someone is coaching you to lie to your bank about your reason for making a significant withdrawal from your account — they are scamming you. Period. It doesn’t matter what claims, promises or threats they’ve made. Every red alarm should be blaring when someone tells you to lie to your […]

It’s time for a timeout

By Canton Citizen Publisher Beth Erickson I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. These words have guided me throughout nearly four decades as publisher of this newspaper. But after 15 months of providing residents a forum to express their opinions on the […]

Smart About Money: Do Your Homework

A headline in The Wall Street Journal recently caught my eye: “Selling gold is not as easy as it seems.” It turns out that super-popular big-box retailer Costco is now selling gold — specifically 1-ounce gold ingots at $2,000 each — online, not in its stores. Even with limits on how many a member can […]

Exhibit A: Current Challenges Present Great Opportunity

The difficult times in our lives, the ones that challenge us the most, are, ironically, those times in which we often grow and learn the most about ourselves. Certainly, we would all rather not go through the tragedies and struggles. Life definitely would be easier that way, but then again, it may also be less […]

Praise for Canton’s veterans agent

Dear Editor: I would like to publicly recognize Mr. Arafat Knight, Canton’s veterans services officer, for his efforts to honor our hometown heroes through the downtown banner program. Amid the chaos downtown, Mr. Knight has given us a reminder of those young men who went to war for our freedom. Many never came home. Thank […]

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