About a month previous to Christmas we received our first seed catalogue, but it is only recently…
Columns
Misleading 1894 personal ad was costly to Elora man
“Personal – Widower, over 60, without family, with moderate means and education,…
Brother of railway mogul from area lived quietly in Fergus
The career of James J. Hill, the noted railway mogul who was born in Eramosa Township, has…
Hydrogen peroxide IV
“Cancer can be cured” is an expression that I’ve wanted to jump up and down and…
Costa Rica
From a writer friend of mine, who has wintered in Costa Rica, comes a five-page email, excerpts of…
Memories
On the wings of an angel she left me, Death has a tendency to rip couples apart. Though we knew…
The gift of encouragement
William Arthur Ward said, "Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not…
Hydrogen peroxide V
Never before have I had such a widespread ripple of affirmative comments, by telephone, email and…
Tackling big media
Have you ever watched one of those cop shows on TV? A cameraman goes on patrol with police and…
Writer’s block
Not often, but once in a while, I come up with no thoughts at all on what I should scribe for a…
Dueling TVs
Have you seen some of the ads that have appeared on television, sponsored by local broadcasters and…
Opportunities to slap corporate names on public and private buildings
After a theatre chain displayed Scotiabank signs on the front of its buildings, other theatres…
Good riddance?
As we enter the peak retail season, we usually are bombarded by a tremendous increase in…
GST and PST: Ouch
Over the course of any month, through the magic of e-mail, I get a great number of interesting and…
Carry trade: Those in charge for the last recession are at it again
Classical Greek tragedies culminated always in a disaster. The authors’ mindsets were the…