The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
Columns
The answer is blowin in the wind
A potential wind farm near Belwood prompted a friend, who happens to be a doctor (the medical…
Spectre of war
The ghost of war rarely reaches out and lays a cold hand on my shoulder; however I often see him…
Profound consequences of working with an aging workforce
Even under the best of circumstances, managing the workforce is difficult and complicated.…
Romeo, oh Romeo
My life is a Shakespearian comedy. Take last Friday morning, for example. Everything was going…
Precious memories
I recently celebrated a birthday. It doesn’t matter how many, but far more than I care to…
Playing with fire
Bonfires are a favourite thing of summer. There is something mesmerizing about staring at a…
Canadas scarcity of calamity
Talk about earthquakes. The floor of our second-storey apartment shook. The lamps rocked, my big…
Kelly green envy
Size matters. That is especially true when it comes to today’s technological gadgets. I…
Turnout in municipal elections was frequently low in the 20th century
Last week’s column covered some of the changes in municipal voting through the 19th century.…
It’s November
I find it hard to believe that spring has come and gone, summer came and went, and fall is already…
Download
Pop stars and chipmunks have invaded my iPod. Unbeknownst to me, my iTunes music library has been…
A small-town Christmas half a century ago
In the imaginations of most people, Christmas should be observed in an old-fashioned, small-town…
A new beginning
A new year, a new decade, and a chance at a new beginning; 2011 will be a year of decision. …
Genie in a bottle
It happened. I am not proud of it. The green-eyed monster reared its ugly head and sent me into a…