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Political campaign texts
Tread carefully Before the provincial election on June 7, I received two text messages, one from an…
Balloon burst
The Carpenter’s birthday on Sunday was a quiet success, just the way he likes it, but it…
Wightman one of last independent phone companies
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Oppossum
In order to keep the squirrel population reasonably numbered in our back yard, I possess what is…
What does love mean?
From deep within the ever growing accumulation of interesting little captions which I have stashed,…
Acting emotionally
Real estate values in general do not follow the basic laws of supply and demand as do mainstream…
Market-driven agribusiness
Even though farmers now total only about 2 per cent of the population, by most measures they are a…
Going down
There is an old saying that, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Nevertheless,…
Not much help
If you wish to rely on economic predictions, particularly longer term ones, you will discover that…
Harvey arrested in Toronto after shooting wife, kids
Last week’s column described the actions of William H. Harvey on the morning of…
Scents and sensibilities
Whether or not we recognize it, all of us are affected by scents. Proof that smell matters a lot…
Staying focused
It is a sad fact that numbers of pension funds are investing improperly. Their only criterion…
The end of the wave
At one point some 50 years ago, shopping malls became “the wave of the future.” They…
Will it continue?
At long last our farmers are prospering. After years of hard work and earning only meagre returns,…