As the financial crisis in the United States deepens, we in Canada soon will feel its effects.…
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I should be dead, maimed, or in jail
Now that I’ve got this far I wonder how I made it. What do I mean by “this far?”…
An insider’s view
Jennifer Jones worked at Tim Hortons in Kandahar, Afghanistan, for six months. When she wrote this…
Religious revivalists have visited Wellington County
Camp meetings and large-scale revivals are not a big part of the history of religion in…
Missed the bus
In early 1940, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stupidly proclaimed that Hitler…
Death of a virtual friend
If you dropped in as I write this column, you would find me seated in my green recliner, a…
An Insider’s view II
Continued from last week “Of course, we’re the only Tim Hortons where the majority of…
Misleading 1894 personal ad was costly to Elora man
“Personal – Widower, over 60, without family, with moderate means and education,…
Deregulation nonsense
Widespread, financial turmoil dominated the recent presidential election in the United States.…
Hydrogen peroxide I
Although this article won’t appear in your paper until weeks down the road from the day of…
Stovel brothers of Mount Forest prospered in Winnipeg
From time to time this column carries the stories of Wellington County natives who have prospered…
Shoring up confidence
Political leaders almost always have chosen to be optimistic about the economic outlook. It is well…
A place to hide
Most of us have special places tucked in remote corners of our minds, places we return to when…
Thinking thoughts
What you are reading in this article is simply the thoughts of a thinker who has been blessed with…
Fergus witnessed a religious battle and debate in 1886
During the 1880s, the churches of Wellington County occupied a place in daily life that is…