A cure cannot be forthcoming unless there is an awareness of the problem. Right now most…
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Day by day
Day by day the long, cold winter has parted. I don’t remember a winter that in my mind has…
Battle lines
My house has become a battle of the sexes. It’s girls versus boys. Good ole estrogen versus…
Detective John Wilson Murray investigated The Minto Mystery
(Note: This is the conclusion of what was known at the time as “The Minto Mystery.” In…
Indications are stock market is going nowhere until economy fully recovers
Criticism has been directed at this column for being too negative about the stock market. However,…
No bathing beauty
Somebody find me an airbrush. I am about to enter the public forum of a family vacation water park…
Management of Wellington County Poor House had vocal critics
A controversial issue in Wellington County in the 1870s was the construction of the Wellington…
Dumb money in time for investing
Small investors often are portrayed as the “dumb money.” It has been said that in…
Blackberries
The schizophrenic sub-zero weather that we were blessed with up here in the hinterlands of Markdale…
The youth vote
I knew something dire would happen. I went to a water park in a bathing suit and parliament…
Mount Forests Rube Allyn led a remarkable life in U.S.
Among the notable people who grew up in Wellington County was a fellow named Rubert Royce Allen. He…
The athletic tail is wagging the university dog for donations
Almost all graduates of post-secondary institutions remain enthusiastic supporters of their alma…
Oh, Spring
Oh Spring, your manic mood swings are giving me migraines. Could you please settle on a happy,…
Genetically modified foods
Genetically modified foods of any kind, whether they be plant or animal, scare the life right out…
Garafraxa widow was unsuccessful in bringing suit against the county
John Beames, a young farmer from West Garafraxa, operated a supplementary business in the late…