From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
Opinion
Fond memories
Mid-afternoon, just after my noon snooze, I was sitting looking out the second-floor large picture…
Particular difficulties
Over the past few decades, urban areas grew wealthier and less crime-ridden, while house prices…
Lewis Ernst of Mount Forest killed in aviation crash in 1929
The first decades of aviation produced a handful of aficionados with something of a daredevil…
Crown attorney failed to get conviction after fatal 1929 crash
Both the public and police authorities cringe at the number of automotive crashes today, but in…
Elora’s 1930s Chautauqua enjoyed unexpected success
Accounts of Chautauqua performances in Wellington County have been featured several times in this…
Wardrobe malfunction
I can’t recollect, but it must have been Friday the 13th; otherwise, how could so many…
West Garafraxa farmer’s affair with a girl led to tragedy in 1890s
During the early 1890s Joseph Embree was a well-known farmer in West Garafraxa Township, managing a…
Arthur area residents pioneered in agricultural innovation
In the first decades of the 20th century, Arthur Township developed a tradition of novelty in…
Wow, what a weekend!
Wow! What a weekend – a better time could not be had! It all started out at my 80th birthday…
Disappointing ‘capex’
For an economy to prosper, companies must spend money on new plants and equipment – capital…
Fighting terrorism
Canada is not immune from terrorism. The week of Oct. 19, Parliament was attacked and two…
Policy makers’ mess
A recent book by Martin Wolf, an esteemed commentator published in the London (England) Times,…
Vacuums, X-rays, Melville church: More historical briefs for 2014
Last week’s column featured a few odds and ends that have been accumulating in my files. Here…
Stop the press
Not often does stop-the-press news cross my desk, but when it comes but once in a hundred years, I…