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…
Premature optimism over better housing prices
After a long period of declines in house prices, current data offers a glimmer of hope that the…
Dueling TVs
Have you seen some of the ads that have appeared on television, sponsored by local broadcasters and…
Clawback I
It came, through the magic of email, from someone who has reason to be deeply concerned. It stems…
Palmerston contended with high welfare costs in 1936
The great depression of the 1930s was a difficult period for municipal councils in Ontario. Much of…
Stiff headwinds slowing down any recovery
Inasmuch as history books are full of examples of rapid and sharp recoveries following steep…
Miracles
"There are no such things as incurables; there are only things for which man has not found a…