Clarity needed The use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on roadways is back in the forefront of local…
Opinion
Voting tabulators
The tabulators are in This election saw the highest voter turnout since 1999. At 58 per cent,…
Major highways in Ontario were once toll roads
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Potter building repurposed as Kiddie-Kar factory
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Forgot. Forgiven.
He forgot our wedding anniversary. The Carpenter totally blanked. And guess what? I let him.…
Old time Halloween nights sometimes rowdy
Hooliganism and property damage at Halloween seem to rise and fall in cycles that are neither…
At long last
After eons of being treated as second class citizens (or worse), women at long last are being…
A grandpa remembers New Year’s Eve
When I was 10 on New Year’s Eve, I couldn’t leave the house. I sat in the padded chair…
Battle over Harriston school raged into summer of 1954
Last week’s column described the efforts of the 1954 Harriston Board of Education…
Bigger is not better
Until recently in Canada and the United States, the bigger retailers had a dominant share of the…
Media problems
There is a common lament in the media sector: circulation is either flat or declining slightly,…
When a rooster lives next door
Only recently I learned that some urban communities in Ontario actually allow residents to raise…
Heroes in Burma are worth aiding
Just ten weeks ago I took you on a trip to Myanmar, that southeast Asia country formerly known as…
When Gremlins invade the press room
For whatever reason the final paragraph of my May 30 column never made it into print. I typically…
Honouring the unthinkable
Anna made the announcement, “I’m pregnant,” just days before we planned to hook…