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Columns
Regulation of energy drinks
Caffeine is a drug It may not be breaking news that young people shouldn’t over consume…
Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
$6.7 million provincial deficit
Think about the future Ontario is swimming in debt. Not only do we as individuals have more debt…
Royal pain
I have no idea why I am so excited by a long weekend. It’s not like I have a cottage to go…
Canada Day
It’s no secret I’m not much of a planner, preferring to fly by the seat of my pants…
Ketchup conundrum
Price takes priority I’ll admit it. I have in the past purchased French’s ketchup…
Trifecta
The Carpenter spent all weekend cleaning out the garage. It’s the happiest I’ve seen…
Kitchen party
By now you know I dislike cooking, but you also know that I love music. All kinds of music. …
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
It’s party time
Decades ago, future stenographers practiced their touch typing by using the line: "Now is the…
In the winters of my discontent
Just before writing this, I made a serious blunder. I looked out the window. Normally, that…
Recipe for an hilarious year
During this new year, I have faith that each one of you will contribute 12 months of tumultuous…
When danger stalked a frozen land
When I was a kid on the prairie farm, adventure arrived on the ice-clad wings of every winter…
Changing for the sake of change
As a normal result of getting older, almost any comment about change in society sends me spinning…