In every generation there are a handful of people who stand out prominently in the historical…
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Shopping malls may still be able to show the way ahead in planning
Ever since the end of the Second World War, strip malls have been the commercial-retail centre of…
Sped up
Before I begin, I want it on the record that I am a good driver. I have a clean driving record;…
Editors
If you have ever wondered why we need editors, a forwarded email from a reader tells me why.…
Competitive speed skating became a local fad in 1899
Ice skating and hockey became popular winter pastimes in Wellington County during the 1880s and…
Pricing power
No one is laughing when they do grocery shopping, as prices have climbed by a whopping 10 per cent…
Short lessons
I apologize to all the people in the grocery store last Tuesday night who witnessed the…
Reality
“To market, to market, to buy a fat pig.” So went a poetic nursery rhyme along about…
Huge Reform Party celebration in Guelph after elections of 1848
The history of elections is something of a specialty, exciting some people and boring a larger…
Current economic thinking can be shown to be utter nonsense
Correspondents have told this columnist that these reviews are excessively pessimistic. Readers…
Perfect Day
I never thought this day would come, but it arrived. Today was the day my children were…
Pick pocket’s paradise
Periodically, I wander over to the Keady Livestock Market. It is only a half hour’s drive…
Crash near Fergus claimed life of glider pilot in 1958
Wellington County has been spared the tragedy of major air disasters, but there have been a few…
Huge problems
Our housing sector can cause huge problems for our economy, but also, traditionally, it leads us…
Grass is greener
I was trying to be helpful. I wanted to show my hard-working spouse, the Carpenter, some support.…