From deep within the ever growing accumulation of interesting little captions which I have stashed,…
Opinion
Acting emotionally
Real estate values in general do not follow the basic laws of supply and demand as do mainstream…
Market-driven agribusiness
Even though farmers now total only about 2 per cent of the population, by most measures they are a…
Going down
There is an old saying that, “Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Nevertheless,…
Not much help
If you wish to rely on economic predictions, particularly longer term ones, you will discover that…
Harvey arrested in Toronto after shooting wife, kids
Last week’s column described the actions of William H. Harvey on the morning of…
Scents and sensibilities
Whether or not we recognize it, all of us are affected by scents. Proof that smell matters a lot…
Staying focused
It is a sad fact that numbers of pension funds are investing improperly. Their only criterion…
The end of the wave
At one point some 50 years ago, shopping malls became “the wave of the future.” They…
Will it continue?
At long last our farmers are prospering. After years of hard work and earning only meagre returns,…
Not yet
Many people watching the stock market decline are looking for a buying opportunity. However,…
Taking the sting out of nasty words
“Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” My mother often…
Oversharp cattle buyer bilked local farmers in 1893
During the first weeks of 1893, a number of farmers in West Garafraxa, Eramosa, Nichol and…
Governor General stopped at Drayton in 1951
Back in early October this column carried an account of Governor General Lord Stanley’s…
Peel council and farmers took a radical stand in 1931
No one today would regard the farmers of Peel Township, or, more properly, Mapleton, as radical in…