After one of the healthiest winters in my medical history, I can honestly say March came in like an…
Columns
Mom knows best
Dear children, Now that you are teenagers and can lock me out of my own smartphone and connect the…
Elora parade continues Dominion Day tradition
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Lightfoot, light heart
Tick another box of my Canada 150 bucket list. I got to see Gordon Lightfoot perform at the Elora…
Shoemaker’s career wrecked by arrogance, ambition
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Rural waste pickup
Rural pickup a waste? Every Wednesday morning a garbage truck and a recycling truck travel down my…
Municipal surveys
For the public good While those of us who live in Centre Wellington might be a tad overwhelmed with…
Whack the mole
When my 2018 leather-bound agenda arrived in the mail, I felt like a child getting a brand-new…
Pike Lake a summer sanctuary for over a century
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Lower the voting age to 16
‘Worth considering’ Voting is an essential rite of passage for any 18-year-old, but…
The short answer
I’m not proud of this. It doesn’t happen very often. I try very hard to be consciously…
Teamwork
Raising children is the most joyous and terrifying thing I have ever done. And that is why…
Organic waste pick up in Wellington
Take the initiative Before the election, the Liberal government announced it would try to curb…
Councillors voting themselves raises
Enough is enough Summer may be a slow time for the media, but regardless of the season, I think…
Witching hour
It happens most nights around 3am. The witching hour. Random and uninvited, it is the moment my…