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Effects of U.S. civil war felt in Wellington County
The American Civil War, fought between 1861 and 1865, is by far the most traumatic event in that…
Ambush marketing
Given the slump in consumer spending, marketers have been taking innovative steps to stimulate…
Remembering someone you love
Sometimes when we let our memories run wild, they come up with a collection of disjointed pictures.…
I’m OK
Over the past year and one half since my Little Lady’s passing, I have had many, many, many,…
Four new churches were dedicated in early 1864
The period from roughly 1860 to 1875 marked a flurry of church construction in Wellington,…
Empty talk
There has been a great deal of empty talk and wishful thinking about the “huge”…
Voting with ballots or with bullets
With the election of Barack Obama as president of the United States, a disturbing question has…
Santa
You’re not going to believe this, but a couple of days before Halloween, I got a letter from…
Governor General stopped at Drayton in 1951
Back in early October this column carried an account of Governor General Lord Stanley’s…
A dizzying cycle
For anyone shopping in grocery stores it is obvious that price increases over the past year have…
Can civility and politics merge?
The word civility has come to my attention a number of times in recent weeks, making me…
Word play
Periodically I get in the mood just to play with words. This, at one time, irritated my Little…
Kitchener engineer proposed power project in 1924
Over the years this column has consider pioneering conservation work of amateur…
Holiday makers
Tourism and travel and holiday makers, are more than “fun and games” for Canada. We now…