Moments before our shipment of Advertisers arrived at the loading dock we got a panicked call at…
Editorials
Time for some truth
Despite protestations to the contrary, people can handle the truth. Arguably, they deserve the…
Bittersweet result
One of the central tenets of a strong judicial system is innocence until guilt is proven. It is a…
Head, heart, health, hands
The H’s of 4-H rattled out in our reporter meeting, much like a recitation of the four times…
Spin doctors
A former colleague once lamented that municipal politics has unfortunately evolved from being…
“A” for effort
Recently we noted Wellington-Halton Hills MP Michael Chong’s ongoing efforts in making the…
Drive Clean fails again
Perth-Wellington MPP Randy Pettapiece hit the nail on the head this week with his statement in the…
Fallout from changing habits
For the second time in four years, Reader’s Digest is staring down bankruptcy. This is just…
Words have meaning
Several months ago we said farewell to one of our longtime employees and recounted one of his more…
Tarnished diamond
What started out as a good idea has quickly turned into a farce. The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond…
A peculiar sight
The circus came to town for one night during our Caribbean vacation a month ago. There were no…
Apologies to Ralphie
Back in 1983 A Christmas Story aired the tale of nine-year-old Ralphie Parker and his high hopes of…
At odds with tradition
It struck us as curious when Warden Chris White brushed off concerns about this year’s warden…
Labour pains
This past week we witnessed the end to two major labour disputes that have generated headlines…
Our world did not end
Defeatists and false prophets have long predicted the world’s end. Deadlines are such that…