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Article content Recently, on social media, a heated discussion broke out as to the definition of a “local” in Prince Edward County. A lifelong county resident contended that this appellation applies only to those born in the county. Those subscribing to an opposing viewpoint argued that anyone residing in the county, paying taxes here, and participating in community life is a local. The debate then took a nasty turn when the local was told she had made a spelling error in one of her posts. ...

Article content Recently, on social media, a heated discussion broke out as to the definition of a “local” in Prince Edward County. A lifelong county resident contended that this appellation applies only to those born in the county. Those subscribing to an opposing viewpoint argued that anyone residing in the county, paying taxes here, and participating in community life is a local. The debate then took a nasty turn when the local was told she had made a spelling error in one of her posts. ...

When I was a child, my father often spoke of “the good old days.” His were happy memories of boyhood adventures on The Commons where he grew up in the early…