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Gone missing
“Harry has disappeared,” mother said. The hesitation in her voice and tiny quiver in…
Harriston plant was a pioneer in ice cream production
At the end of the 19th century the town of Harriston boasted an economy that was as diverse and…
Expect some stiff headwinds before a recovery
Inasmuch as history books are full of examples of rapid and sharp recoveries following steep…
Going bananas
When you read this, you are going to think that I have no doubt “gone bananas,” and you…
Loving the family rebel
Do you ever feel like drowning or disowning your kids or grandkids? Don’t do it. Drowning…
Pilkington native achieved success in California
The Wallace family of Pilkington has a long association with farming in that township,…
Attack advertisements eventually will backfire – or go away
For several years we have been bombarded by very nasty attack advertisements from our political…
What’s so funny?
I recently discussed how I appreciated older television dramas to modern offerings. To me the more…
Questionable employees
Gleaned from the Ottawa Citizen and sent on to me through the magic of email is the following:…
Bootleggers faced heavy fines and jail in early 20th century
Illegal sales of beer and distilled liquor in Wellington are as old as the first settlements…
Slumping wages are unlikely to help correct our poor local economy
Slumping wages now are a widespread phenomenon all across Canada, but workers in the public sector…
The bare facts
“Three naked men jumped from the airplane,” my son said just as if it happened every…
C-Nile virus
Well, you have heard of the bird flu, the West Nile virus, the swine flu, now named the very…
Thieves targeted Palmerston beer store twice in 1933
Beer stores were a popular target of thieves during the depression years of the early 1930s. As…