Editorials

How did we get here?

As the GPS, standard in most cars and smart phones completes its directions and a vehicle pulls up to the address a cheery maiden announces, “You have arrived.”

Our impulse control is clearly not in check this morning, so please excuse the rant on a subject that has been our passion for closing in on four decades.

They still call it MBWA – management by wandering around.

Premier Doug Ford’s Ontario government finally won a court case.

In 2023, Guelph and Wellington County experienced the highest number of drug-related health incidents since our local public health agency began tracking the numbers in 2019. 

Our niece Courtney can’t get enough of Taylor Swift. 

For generations of Wellington County residents, a smash and grab at a local retailer hit close to home.

One didn’t need to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this month to understand something is wrong with how the economy works for the vast majority of people.

“Good morning. Welcome to Staples. How may I help you?”

Already under the microscope due to a public perception problem and a rapidly decaying relationship with the media, you’d think the local police would find a way to stay out of the news for a while. 

2024 is the year for you to do you. That might sound a little selfish, but from what we have seen in recent days, the world is a better place for those who do their level best for others.

The coming of a new year is generally viewed as a time of renewal – an opportunity to shake off the shackles of past imperfection and move on with a view to revitalization.

People do care.

The snow started falling this past Monday, but who knows whether it will last.