In December, the Canadian economy lost 45,900 jobs, increasing the national unemployment rate to…
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Old choices
As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.…
Say something
This week Bell Canada launched it’s Let’s Talk campaign to end the stigma of mental…
Busy and fun
This past week has been a busy and fun week for me. Although it has been snowing and blowing all…
Elora-born Robert Watson became a senator
Wellington County has, in the decades since Confederation, had less than its share of Canadian…
Fascinating conclusions
Education and good teachers are crucial to our economy. Measuring teaching quality leads to…
Lucky 13
You heard him, didn’t you? The Carpenter? Last Sunday, during Super Bowl XLVIII the decibels…
Kill or cure
I don’t know whether I’m just getting bitchy in my older years, or it could be…
Glen Allan native A.B. Stewart achieved fame and fortune in Seattle
This column in recent months has outlined the lives of several Wellington County natives who did…
Jobs, ice storm and fill
Early in January, Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey released a very disappointing jobs…
Short-termism
A major puzzle in the current economic scene is the absence of business investment. Corporate…
Stupid love
After years together, most couples get to the place where something their spouse does irritates…
Fond memories
Mid-afternoon, just after my noon snooze, I was sitting looking out the second-floor large picture…
Colonel J.J. Craig was public school inspector for 48 years
During his lifetime in Fergus, James J. Craig of Fergus ranked as one of the best known men in…
Fatal concerns
Just as the world failed to realize in 1914 that it was atop a powder keg about to explode in the…