Because of the length of time that I have scribbled my thoughts for the Advertiser, I now get ample…
Lewis Ernst of Mount Forest killed in aviation crash in 1929
The first decades of aviation produced a handful of aficionados with something of a daredevil…
Quants
For most of us who are uninitiated in modern computer slang, terms like quants or algorithms are…
Life is short
I was rooting through a bundle of old papers this past weekend, getting them ready to be shredded…
Validation is a funny thing
I’ve never been a winner. I don’t have medals, ribbons on the wall or trophies on a…
County firefighters prevented several conflagrations in summer of 1929
The increasing skills and training of Wellington County’s volunteer firefighters in the early…
Effective boards
For a long time directorships on corporate boards have been merely sinecures, rewards to retired…
Olive Cox
At 11am on April 7, 2014, at Speedside United Church, we gather to give thanks to God for the life…
Silly rabbit
Dear Easter Bunny, I have to be honest with you: the magic is gone. Once upon a time I was smitten…
Bread delivery man killed at Elora railway station in 1929
Some of the most senseless accidents, and all too many consequent fatalities, are those involving…
Teach yourself
In every profession there are people who fail to conduct themselves according to the dictates of…
Derby dad
We are a week away from the Kentucky Derby and somewhere, in a living room not far away, furniture…
Read history
Do parliamentarians not read history? Are they not willing to learn from others’ mistakes?…
Appointment of Elora postmaster caused stir, controversy in 1929
Through most of the 19th century the appointment of postmasters in Canada was a valued and…
Long overdue
After some time a boom tends to feed on itself, but momentum can carry it only so far. Pervasive…