When I awoke this past morning, the sun was shining clear across the room. On looking out the…
Writer’s Block
I’m going to let you in on a secret. The truth is, I don’t always know what I’m…
The greatest risk
There are many threats that potentially could derail our economy, everything from weak commodity…
Love letter
The Carpenter and I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day. I like to think we celebrate ours…
Pill problems
Recently I had a need for a renewal to a prescription at our local pharmacy. “No…
Ignoring precedents
Medical doctors, lawyers and yes, even economists, base many of their judgements on precedents. It…
Opinions still differ on historic Elora Centre for the Arts building
The following is a reprint of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Rolling stone
Everything happens for a reason. So, when my self-proclaimed heroic status of Super Kelly is dealt…
Tales out of school
It was late in the evening, about 9:30, on a Thursday, when my cell phone rang. I answered with my…
A bad pattern
This columnist’s previous column cited the reasons for assuming much higher gold prices in…
At long last
For more than two years it appears at long last the major “correction” in gold prices…
To market, to market
“To market, to market, to buy a fat pig …” So goes a junior school nursery rhyme…
Referendum
I would like to update you on an emerging issue that is sure to dominate headlines. The Liberals…
Groves recognized hospitals as key part of medical system in 1902
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Snow, snow
Snow, snow, go away. That was my thought when I sat down to write this article, as I had just…