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Christmas 2010
Fall has slipped quietly away, winter has come and Christmas is on our doorstep. I one time…
2011
The year 2011 is already here and we have now gestated half of the first month. Which leads to the…
Completely unreliable economic forecasts can cause problems
Most of us would like to be able to rely on forecasts from an authoritative source. Predictions, of…
A tragic ending to the long life of an aging Erin Township farmer
Erin Township received a flood of new settlers in the early 1830s. Some of that first wave…
Dumb money in time for investing
Small investors often are portrayed as the “dumb money.” It has been said that in…
Mount Forest doctor was acquitted on 1868 murder charge
Murders and homicides have not been common in Wellington County’s history. Many years may…
Arsonist set fire to Peoples Mills in Guelph in 1864
Flour mills were the key industries in Ontario’s towns and villages during the middle part of…
Residents feared arsonist set major 1848 fire in Fergus
The late 1840s were surely the liveliest years in the history of Wellington. Migrants came to this…
Crash near Fergus claimed life of glider pilot in 1958
Wellington County has been spared the tragedy of major air disasters, but there have been a few…
Cast away
There are not many moments of solace for a mother on vacation with her children. Who am I kidding?…
Lucky
At the time of this writing, I don’t think more than a few have ever had a friendly chat with…
Many students and their profs are just visiting universities
During the last federal election campaign, opponents of Michael Ignatief said sarcastically that he…
World finances mean we endure a failed recovery
Pessimism about our economy rarely pays off in the long run. Time and time again when we were…
Reckless consumers
During the so-called Gilded Age in the United States in the later part of the 19th century, a…