Daniel Craig didn’t call, in case you were wondering. Based on last week’s column, I am…
Opinion
New boss?
When I was in high school in the late 1970s, we listened to The Who, an iconic English rock band.…
So long, Stompin’ Tom
When I heard Stompin’ Tom Connors had passed, it took me a moment to register the news before…
Becoming blurred
Over the next couple of decades, rural North America will undergo a drastic change. That will…
Common sense
The full-faced moon was coming up and the red ball of sun was going down as I rose from watching…
Confusing signals
Reliable economic forecasts have proved to be very unusual. That is one reason why economists as a…
Mouse catcher
To be fair, I had warned the children not to leave sporting equipment, toys, swim towels, etc. in…
Party crashers
I love our neighbours and our neighbourhood. It’s a good place to raise our kids and feel…
Time to pause
I used to be the kind of person who remembered birthdays and anniversaries; the special dates in…
Creaking crickets
On a late August evening as I sat watching darkness fall while the sun slipped out of sight beyond…
Mom jeans
I find clothing stores intimidating. I find the clothes in the clothing stores even more so.…
My dance card
There is one event in our social calendar that the Carpenter and I don’t miss: the Monster…
Proposal to divert county road caused furor in Nichol in 1928
One of the most contentious political issues in the Elora area in the 1970s was the construction of…
Assistance needed
At the moment we should be celebrating the resurgence of our farming industry. That development…
James A. Beatty is a largely forgotten Fergus native
Over the years the Beatty Brothers firm of Fergus has been the subject of several of these columns.…