Face it: life stinks. It’s the season of soggy boots on the wet mat, wool mittens dripping…
Opinion
Undermining markets
Concerns should be raised about the impact of high-frequency trading. That undermines the stock…
The porcelain parlour
I am getting lazy in my old age; the complications of nasty weather and the lingering darkness in…
Fatal concerns
Just as the world failed to realize in 1914 that it was atop a powder keg about to explode in the…
Snap, crackle and pop
Snap, crackle and pop is not my cereal popping when I pour milk on it, nor is it the before-bedtime…
Life is short
I was rooting through a bundle of old papers this past weekend, getting them ready to be shredded…
Celebrate
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems we don’t take time to celebrate life anymore, until…
Misplaced enthusiasm
The first Gilded Age in the United States occurred in the late 19th century. Then that nation was…
Hay days
Hay cutting seemed to come early this year. I think it must be because the winter was so late in…
Big and beautiful
Big and beautiful? Yes they are! I saw them once again this morning as they took to flight from the…
Better explanations needed
The actions of the central banks, the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve System have a profound…
Celebrity mania
Not a day goes by without the press featuring some celebrity. There is nothing wrong with that…
Canada’s contribution
On Sept. 5, the prime minister announced that the Canadian Army, in a non-combat role, would advise…
Father and grandfather of Colonel John McCrae were prominent
Last week’s column outlined the life of one of Guelph’s most famous natives, Col. John…
Winter wonderland
When I looked out of my window two days before sitting down to write this column, the sun was…