It goes without saying that life can be tragic, not unlike what Paul the Apostle had to go through.
Opinion
Happy New Year
2024 is the year for you to do you. That might sound a little selfish, but from what we have seen in recent days, the world is a better place for those who do their level best for others.
Monday
Monday mornings are sacred to me, much like Sundays are for most.
Shareholders’ investment in CVR paid for less than two miles of track
A few weeks ago a regular reader of this column stopped by with a bundle of old documents. I found one item of particular interest.
Resolutions for a somewhat saner New Year
The coming of a new year is generally viewed as a time of renewal – an opportunity to shake off the shackles of past imperfection and move on with a view to revitalization.
Reflections: What a week
You are never going to believe what happened to me just these last few days. Sorry, I suppose I…
News from the Mapleton area in 1880 and 1980
The promoters of the Arthur Junction Railway – a proposed line to run from near Goldstone to Arthur village and into West Luther Township – made a fresh effort to secure municipal aid in the fall of 1880.
2024
No, I didn’t get a Toyota 4Runner. Yes, I’m angry about it. Sure, I’ll get over it, eventually.
Making peace with 2023
People do care.
How many readers can remember Christmas 1954?
Generally, the mid-1950s was a time of optimism, as most people finally came to believe that the postwar prosperity was here to stay.
Thinking of others this Christmas
The snow started falling this past Monday, but who knows whether it will last.
Merry
Oh my goodness, we’re getting close now. Christmas is right over there. I can feel it.
We’ve come undone
Ontario is literally coming undone.