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Vain repetitions

This week I learned that it is impossible to make the universal angry hand gesture, the one-finger salute (you know the one), when you’re wearing mittens.

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

“You look tired,” she said. 

Recent announcements by Go Transit to extend train service through the southern portion of Wellington County to Guelph and Kitchener are a reminder that frequent rail service to this area is not a new idea.

All things eventually come to an end, and for various reasons, it is time for our 30-year run of Open Mind articles to come to an end.  

I’m superstitious. I really am. 

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

I was only trying to help; I just happened to marry a man who does not want my help at the times when I genuinely feel I would be most helpful to him. That’s what makes our life together so much fun. Ask him, he’ll tell you. 

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

Here we are again: a new year upon us and an uncertain world to navigate. 

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

As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. (Zech. 9:11)

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

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.