I have been toying with the 26 letters of the word-forming alphabet for more years than I care to…
A tragic ending to the long life of an aging Erin Township farmer
Erin Township received a flood of new settlers in the early 1830s. Some of that first wave…
Shoplifting has become a serious problem
Many of us have seen the shop owner on television who caught a shoplifter and then forcibly tied…
Factory farms
Knowing all too well the indirect horrors and brutality attributed to factory farming and its…
My big downfall
Nobody saw it happen, though it was humiliating just the same. It was a classic kerfuffle, no doubt…
Man killed by train at 1899 Palmerston Orange celebration
Accounts of various 19th century July 12 celebrations by the Orange Order have appeared in this…
Irrational exuberance in some areas of markets
Many now acknowledge that stock markets in the previous decade were beset, in the words of the…
Food for thought
Though long late by the time this is published, and too late coming to me for encouraging…
Hang up the skates
It’s time to hang up the skates, air out the hockey bag and reclaim the downstairs bathroom.…
Corpse found near Harriston was tagged The Minto Mystery
In the late afternoon of Saturday, April 22, 1899, Peter McEachern was returning to his farm in…
Facing some facts about our current economic difficulties
A cure cannot be forthcoming unless there is an awareness of the problem. Right now most…
Day by day
Day by day the long, cold winter has parted. I don’t remember a winter that in my mind has…
Battle lines
My house has become a battle of the sexes. It’s girls versus boys. Good ole estrogen versus…
Detective John Wilson Murray investigated The Minto Mystery
(Note: This is the conclusion of what was known at the time as “The Minto Mystery.” In…
Indications are stock market is going nowhere until economy fully recovers
Criticism has been directed at this column for being too negative about the stock market. However,…