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Old Farts
I know my editors are going to no doubt do a double take and reach for their blue-leaded editing…
An editor took a long trip by horse and buggy in 1876
Travel by road in the 19th century was something most people avoided as much as possible. The…
It all depends
What happens in China will have a profound impact on Canada’s business. Events in that Asian…
From horses to strobe lights
“How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood” – Samuel Woodworth. How…
Yummy mummy
I knew I was having a bad day when the first email in my inbox was from Victoria’s Secret…
Evolution
A lifetime is but a moment in the history of evolution but hindsight is foresight, and to integrate…
Elora-born man became noted American churchman
From time to time this column features a Wellington County native who has achieved success and…
Olympic gold: is it worth it?
I have never had much interest in watching any sports. This year, things began to change. While…
Post-podium panic
The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
Kitchen gardens I
If your seed catalogue has not already arrived, now is the time that you get on the phone and ask…
Rescuers were heroes in 1953 Elora and Fergus incidents
School children are regularly warned to keep off the ice on streams and rivers. It was no…
A risky business
According to Statistics Canada, currently approximately one million people own and live in condos.…
A real scandal in education
Huge amounts of money are spent each year on university education; unfortunately, that is a scandal…
Spring cleaning
This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…