Roman comic Terence said, “So many men, so many opinions.” Last week, I…
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After-shock
When last week’s earthquake shook the foundation of the small island of Haiti, I didn’t…
Chapman’s
From the Owen Sound Sun Times, through the magic of e-mail, posted on the Internet by Rob Gowan,…
Government delayed post offices in 1909 and 1910
Last week’s column covered the 1908 decision of the federal government to construct…
Canada could be lucky, too
Australia often has been dubbed “Lucky Australia.” Over the past year or so that…
Battle of the …
Rain drops on roses and whiskers on kittens; bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens. Those…
Harriston and Mount Forest post offices opened in 1912
This week’s column concludes the series on four Wellington County post offices built in…
Carry trade: Those in charge for the last recession are at it again
Classical Greek tragedies culminated always in a disaster. The authors’ mindsets were the…
Truth or titillation
Many of us who write for a living or work in radio and television, too often forget that our own…
Signals
Recently, the left turn signal of the beloved station wagon blew its bulb. You simply don’t…
Galloping horses and stray bullets
Last column, I wrote about the dangers prairie kids faced getting to school in midwinter 60 or…
The biggest problem we face these days
Nowadays all too few are aware of the biggest problem for many people: they are lonely. When…
The future looked rosy for Clifford in 1950
A significant trend in the second half of the 20th century was the decline of the downtown…
When the medium has no message
Here I go griping again. The last few columns must make me seem like a really miserable old…
Hurry hard
I am not an athlete; I am a spectator. Hey, at least I know my place; probably because it was…