Columns

For almost five years now, a newspaper clipping has clung, scotch-taped, to the dusty wall that…

I can’t believe it! Another year has evolved since I last bragged about the number of…

It seems the thing that I resist most in my life is the thing I need most: change. No other month…

This past summer, I had some long-time friends drop in to see me. Their intention was to pick up a…

I have gained the presumption that Westwind Farms is smack-dab in line with the flight path of…

I found the ultimate Christmas gift for the Carpenter this year. I had outdone myself. Wife of the…

I slept in the other morning. When I awoke, the sun was shining at about nine o’clock high.…

For more than two years it appears at long last the major “correction” in gold prices…

Crossing and re-crossing my desk on many occasions are items to which I can strongly relate. This…

It is far from clear that the latest federal budget will have a meaningful effect on boosting…

Well hello there long weekend. You’re looking good. Pour me a cool drink and let’s move…

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

The Carpenter and I have very different careers and as such, we have different definitions of the…

The country was in crisis. The Referendum was looming. The daily news was electric and for once, it…

In recent months, the topic of “electoral reform” has dominated headlines. Electoral…