 John's column, ""With the Tide"", commented on his passions for historical conservation, including Fort Malden's restoration.Helen advocated for women's rights in the weekly, including her widely read “"Conversation Pieces"” column which is significant as a social history of Amherstburg from 1940 to 1980.In 1981 John, then 80 years old, sold The Amherstburg Echo to John and Linda James.