Several years ago a book entitled Small Is Beautiful written by E.F. Schumacher tried to make case…
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Toads and princes
I am sure every young girl has heard the expression “you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find…
Final lines: Its been great
My colleagues wanted a final Stray Casts column. Having never written what is called…
Fergus council considered assistance for new housing in 1916
For the first time in the history of Canada, the economy geared up for an all-out military effort…
Couple fined $10 each for assault while seizing a child
In February of 1942 a farm family in Eramosa Township endured what today might be called a home…
Raid on Guelph novitiate drew national attention in 1918
The introduction of conscription in 1917 was the most controversial step taken by the Canadian…
Fair times
The tents have come down and the Ferris wheel has been dismantled. The caramel apples are…
Wedding of young Fergus woman was social highlight for town in 1889
Last week’s column described the elaborate funeral of Mayor Tom Goldie of Guelph in 1892.…
Not so
The well-known and highly respected publication The Economist, in a recent lead article entitled…
More of the same
More often than not the most accurate forecasts for the weather are “more of the same.”…
Hoar frost
Hoar frost greeted me when I first looked out of my window this past morning. What a beautiful…
Show me the love
In the days leading up to Feb. 14, I heard a retail expert on a talk show pushing the gifts we all…
Fuel sources, illegal alcohol, train tragedy: A few tales from the 1920s
A few weeks ago this column featured several short pieces, none of which was long enough for a full…
Failure
I must admit that I have become a complete failure. With all the ice and snow and long dragged-out…
Union problem
Over the past few years unions in Canada have had little success in organizing non-union companies,…