Over the years, this column has offered short biographies of people born in Wellington County who…
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A new era
We are in the early stages of a new era for farming. It is based on the gradual reduction of…
Planting time
Hey, hey folks; it’s planting time again, so get up and get at it. I jumped the gun a little…
Are we relearning the same old finance lessons all over again?
One of the benefits of experience is that lessons are learned. It is unfortunate that our…
Wiseman’s funniest videos
As I watched America’s Funniest Videos (AFV) the other night, I began to think of all the…
On a roll
As the matriarch of my family, I am constantly amazed by what my little brood can do. Take, for…
New Health Unit building opened 50 years ago
A half century ago the Wellington County Health Unit moved into its new building on Queen Street in…
Profound consequences of working with an aging workforce
Even under the best of circumstances, managing the workforce is difficult and complicated.…
Downsizing
If I were to tell you that I have not been busy lately it would be a gigantic fib, with the memory…
Clinging to a vital memory
Some months ago I told you about Anna’s struggle with short-term memory. The doctors simply…
Dyeing to Change
I think I’ve been clear that I am not a typical girlie-girl. I didn’t arrive on the…
Tornado cut a 60-mile swath through Wellington in 1908
Most people do not regard Wellington as a tornado-prone zone, but this county has experienced…
Consumer loyalty has become a sometime thing today
Consumer loyalty is at best “a sometime thing.” There is all kinds of evidence to…
The eye of the soul
I sat at my computer, my fingers fluttering aimlessly above the keys, with my brain frozen and…
Renegade gardner
The little folding table that stands stock stiff beside my favourite perching place is stacked…