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Columns
After-shock
When last week’s earthquake shook the foundation of the small island of Haiti, I didn’t…
Clifford Horticultural Society founded 50 years ago
There are about a dozen horticultural societies in Wellington County, and over the decades they…
A real scandal in education
Huge amounts of money are spent each year on university education; unfortunately, that is a scandal…
Four pillars of economic forecasting are creating skepticism
This economist’s skepticism about the latest economic forecasts is based on four…
Try in vein
Everybody is afraid of something. My Mom is terrified of insects. My father is afraid of dentists.…
Tornado cut a 60-mile swath through Wellington in 1908
Most people do not regard Wellington as a tornado-prone zone, but this county has experienced…
Reasons for skepticism
Happy Days Are Here Again. Are they? That song was so popular in the 1930s during the Great…
Two shades of black
I sat down to write this soon after the television broadcast scenes of rioting on the streets of…
Putting up with put-downs
The family gene pool has blessed Jill, my sister’s daughter, with a quick wit and a slightly…
Hazard lights are flashing warnings for western democracies
In a working paper written by three senior staff economists for the Swiss-based Bank of…
More on the Beatty Brothers factory
Last week’s column on the start of construction of the Beatty Brothers Hill Street factory…
Does anyone remember the old Wellington County Police Association?
The picture accompanying this column should tug at the memories of some of the older readers of…
Winters coming
This past week I have spent almost every day outside in the fresh air and sunshine. Though the…
Merriment mayhem in the household
Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Yeah, it should be so easy. Try decorating a Christmas tree…