Few would deny that weak and opportunistic politicians have become a dominant feature of our…
Hijacking the great American dream
Back in the days of my childhood and youth we made a number of trips to and from the west. Back…
Book sales
It is 4 o’clock in the morning, and I’m sitting before a keyboard looking at the blank…
Will it continue?
At long last our farmers are prospering. After years of hard work and earning only meagre returns,…
Heroes or publicity seekers?
Some years ago an American TV show aired its choices of those it considered the world’s…
Fun, fun, fun
Recently I’ve been spending considerable time over at the Elora Centre For The Arts. For…
Wrangling continued until the dam was finished
Last week’s column covered the story of the completion of the Conestogo Dam up to the…
Weighing the odds
Economists have a poor record in their economic forecasts. Most are invariably optimistic, perhaps…
Any budding authors out there?
Have you written a book? If you have, or know someone who has, read on. You or your acquaintance…
When Tomorrow Never Comes
When tomorrow never comes, And my time on earth is over. Will there be a new life that awaits, The…
West Garafraxa man led an exciting life in U.S.
Over the years this column has offered brief biographies of Wellington County natives who went on…
Lessons from the back of a horse
Our daughter, technically the daughter we never had, works as an equestrian, doing everything from…
Under control
Our political leaders and even our financial authorities assert that inflation is “under…
Markdale
It is not really of significant interest that triple 08 marks the date of this particular…
“The Schomberg Swindler” left a trail of victims
In February of 1907, a man arrived in Guelph with his wife, and, over a period of about six weeks,…