Every edition of Bancroft This Week, or any community newspaper for that matter, is a time capsule archiving a specific day and time. Sifting through one of the piles of old newspapers protecting my office floor from the elements, I came across a copy of each edition of Bancroft This Week from the month of December 2006. In comparison to the headlines we have become accustomed to today, upon first glance, the news worthy of print that month appeared rather ordinary, even boring. At this time in our history, one could find headlines such as “Ontario declares state of emergency, as health-care system ‘on brink of collapse'”; “Military’s report paints a grim picture of Ontario’s long-term care system”; or “Neo-Nazi’s donation leads to MP Sloan’s expulsion from Conservative Party”, decorating the front pages of community newspapers in Ontario. During the month of December 2006, the front pages declared: “Old Station standing on shaky political ground”; “Hospitals now able to buy some new equipment”; “BBIA tries out new event in downtown Bancroft lot”; and “Prayers rankle secular organization at council.” While the issues addressed by these articles certainly mattered enough to the community to make the front page, in contrast to the intersection of crises dominating the front pages in 2020 and 2021, one could describe 2006 as a simpler time.