Many urban people are surprised to learn that farming is one of the most hazardous of occupations.…
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Appreciation
The timing could not have been better. I was in a blue mood, it was Father’s day, and it was…
Fun, fun, fun
Recently I’ve been spending considerable time over at the Elora Centre For The Arts. For…
Dawg-days
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day – are words that I never thought I’d…
Woman shot Palmerston hotel clerk in 1933
One cool Monday morning of June 12, 1933, a woman with a pillow case filled with some personal…
Absolute worst poet in Canada
As a writer, I have tried my hand at many literary genre. That includes technical books, news…
Can civility and politics merge?
The word civility has come to my attention a number of times in recent weeks, making me…
Does everything in life go in circles?
Traffic circles or roundabouts have been hitting the news in a big way recently. Only weeks ago,…
Health care, Groves style
Most often when columnists choose to trumpet about our health-care system, the resulting message…
A place to hide
Most of us have special places tucked in remote corners of our minds, places we return to when…
Illicit affair led to the death of a mother and child
Under the headline A Sad Tale, the Guelph Weekly Mercury reported the death of Mrs. Benjamin…
Child went to new home in messy 1892 domestic dispute
The abduction of a child is a fear of many parents, even though the vast majority of such cases are…
Statistical records can be useful to historians
A continuing argument among professional historians concerns the value and place of statistical…
More on the early years of automobiles in Wellington
Several readers contacted me with comments and questions after last week’s column on the…
Train robbers received three year sentences in 1908
The North American economy suffered a major and sudden downturn in the summer of…