There are two, best-known financial publications: in the United States, The Wall Street Journal and…
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Giant trees
A couple of months and perhaps two more Wednesdays ago, I received a call from a Mennonite chap who…
Stupid things businesses do
Companies act just like individuals. They all have personalties, no doubt a reflection of the…
Founder of Tamblyn Drug chain grew up at Belwood
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the death of Gordon Tamblyn. Today the Tamblyn name is well…
Not yet
Many people watching the stock market decline are looking for a buying opportunity. However,…
Another visit to the pond
I can think of only one or two advantages in growing older. First, I have memories that span…
Dawg-days
Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day – are words that I never thought I’d…
Arthur hosted large gala reunion 100 years ago
Over the past few years several of the municipalities in Wellington County have staged reunions,…
Aftershocks
Aftershocks often very severe frequently follow an earthquake. Subsequent to the financial crisis…
You grieve more when you lose people twice
How do you grieve for someone you really didn’t know, but should have? Just last week I heard…
Late nesters
I am not, thank God, what one would call a formal gardener. Strait rows, bare ground, and no weeds…
1908 attack on farm woman raised area’s fears
When someone mentions economic depression, most people at once think of the 1930s. That was,…
On the go again
The fool that far is sent, Some wisdom to attain, Returns an idiot, as he went, And brings the fool…
Early fall
Fall has come early this year. The not so warm days of mid August, and the sharp drop in…
Six months in jail for throwing a stone in 1908
Last week’s column described a violent assault that took place during the severe but…