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At long last a “revolution” is stirring in Canada that should entail better government.…

This sucks. My vacuum cleaner, I mean. It is a dust-eating, dirt-swallowing, fur-slurping hurricane…

Remember that expression? Horse feathers, an old euphemism for horse … well, let me just say,…

Hotel bar rooms in the 19th century normally were quiet and orderly places. Govern­ments…

Consumer loyalty is at best “a sometime thing.” There is all kinds of evidence to…

Imagine being married to someone who publishes your personal life in a newspaper that goes…

I’m not sure how it happened, but  I gave birth to an athlete. It’s as perplexing…

The songs of summer are as essential to this season as the smell of sunscreen and the feel of sand…

Recently, someone asked me, "When do you plan to retire?"  I laughed, saying that…

Washing dishes is a dangerous thing for me. I think a lot. That’s usually trouble. Like when…

It is through education that our young people come to know what society cherishes. By means of…

Extreme weather conditions and storms are fascinating subjects for historical study. Wellington…

This past morning, at first light, when I looked out my second-floor bed and sitting room window,…

Why is our economy behaving so differently this time? Ordinarily, after a business contraction…

Note: This is the second part of the story of Sam McArdle, Joseph Hobson and John…