Here we are again: a new year upon us and an uncertain world to navigate.
Columns
Religious revivalists have visited Wellington County
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Reflections
As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. (Zech. 9:11)
Celebrating a late 19th century Christmas
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Cookies
This Christmas, the gift that I’m most grateful for was not one wrapped and placed under the tree. Things didn’t make this holiday special for me; friends did. Kindness and inclusion are the acts that I will remember.
Snow pants
Dear Santa, I think we need to talk about what happened last Christmas. As you know, there was no Toyota 4Runner in my driveway on Christmas morning. I thought we had an understanding?
Open Mind: ‘Tis the season to be jolly?
Everything about being out in the world this time of year screams, “Be merry, be jolly.”
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1928, 1953
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Fat chance
There is a quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi: “If you don’t ask, you don’t get it.” I’m not sure that was Gandhi’s exact wording, and I’m not sure he would appreciate my use of the phrase, but I thought I’d test this theory out with my spouse this Christmas.
Reflections
Sometimes when I’m out and about and encounter a parent/parents with a newborn baby I “ooh” and “aah” about the beautiful child – what newborn isn’t the cutest baby in Canada? – then I ask if its their first one and how it’s going, and whether they are getting any sleep, etc.
Misleading 1894 personal ad costly for Elora man
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Wipeout
I am so glad you weren’t here to see this. I’m glad nobody saw it.
Local history has become a valid field of study
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
News from the Mapleton Township area in 1929, 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Open Mind: Am I an imposter?
When I won an award for programming, somehow I felt more disappointed than proud. I felt as though I didn’t deserve it.