There is one event in our social calendar that the Carpenter and I don’t miss: the Monster…
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Winter is coming
I was sitting comfortably on my butt a couple of days ago, in a comfy lean-back chair, out back of…
Infanticide tragedy in 1927 caused a sensation in Fergus
Late in the afternoon of March 4, 1927, three people showed up at the office of Dr. Norman Craig in…
Appearance of downtown Fergus changed dramatically in 1927
The towns and villages of Wellington County experienced some dramatic changes in the 1920s. Over…
New trade deal
On Oct. 18, the government of Canada announced an agreement-in-principle with the European Union…
Unknowable
Most of us are aware of the hazards of making predictions; unfortunately, economic forecasting,…
Ticktock of time
The years they come and the years they go, with the ticking of each second of time persistent. Time…
Honoured
There has never been a Remembrance Day in my life that has had a greater impact on me than the one…
Wellington County enjoyed numerous road improvements in early 1920s
Last week’s column described some of the changes in Fergus in 1927 that brought that town…
Shopping calendar
As we note the dwindling hours of daylight and start to settle in for the long winter ahead, the…
The mighty fall
I know we are all sick of hearing about Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his ridiculous candour (or lack…
Topsy-turvy
What a fun and pleasing day it turned out to be! The weather was pleasant, with no rain or snow.…
Hugh Guthrie served term as federal Conservative leader
Hugh Guthrie’s name should be familiar to longtime readers of this column. Over the years he…
Discouraging expectations
A “talking head” on television recently was spouting his views on the economy. This…
Meet the teacher
By the time you read this, I will have participated in two parent-teacher interviews. I liken the…