As oil prices soar there is the temptation to seek an explanation in Middle East turmoil. However,…
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Staying out of work
It is astounding to see the number of places advertising for Help Wanted. It certainly is a welcome…
Trapped
What really is sustaining the North American economy and the financial markets? When asked,…
Industry tremors
Recently, when an automobile company announced that it was cancelling some of its advertising on…
Weighing the odds
Economists have a poor record in their economic forecasts. Most are invariably optimistic, perhaps…
Aftershocks
Aftershocks often very severe frequently follow an earthquake. Subsequent to the financial crisis…
Lure of the Island
Just last week we returned from another trip to western Canada. This time we visited a son who two…
Stray Fergus cow derailed freight train in 1893
When livestock confronts locomotives the results are invariably a disaster for both. The…
Kitchener engineer proposed power project in 1924
Over the years this column has consider pioneering conservation work of amateur…
Harriston dairy turned out ice cream 90 years ago
As snow piles up it is pleasant to think of hot summer days and a summer time treat: ice cream. In…
Moorefield minister fined for assault on black woman
Two weeks ago this column carried the sad tale of Henry White, a black resident of Peel, who was…
Fergus witnessed a religious battle and debate in 1886
During the 1880s, the churches of Wellington County occupied a place in daily life that is…
Spring
When I think of spring, I wonder why I left central Alberta. In my memories, every season arrived…
Time flies
Time and life fly like a steel toboggan. As kids on the farm we had a toboggan made from a steel…
Eyes: treasures of a lifetime
Lying flat on my back, I looked into a whirl of changing colours as the surgeon cut into my eye and…