“The 24th of May is the Queen’s Birthday. If we don’t get a holiday, we’ll…
Opinion
Chain reaction
If you have ever received those annoying chain emails, you have surely seen the one about…
No easy answer
Investors nowadays are confronted by difficult choices. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers…
Corporate governance
Long-overdue changes in corporate governance are taking place. Hitherto, shareholders and boards of…
Greenhouse gases
Reputable scientific evidence continues to mount that rising greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are…
Job creation
Your federal government remains focused on creating jobs and economic growth. A growing economy…
Major changes
Retail shopping is in the midst of major changes, but the extent of that is uncertain. Some…
Genuine concern
The biggest gift-giving time of any holiday season is fast approaching. Offshore suppliers have…
Puppy love
Guess what I got for Christmas? You are never going to believe this. The Carpenter made my only…
What do they do?
Conventional wisdom asserts that chief executives of major companies are overpaid, outrageously so.…
Attempts to drill for oil, gas unsuccessful in Wellington County area
Over the years this column has described many attempts in Wellington County to drill for or attempt…
All but forgotten
Many of us are transfixed by the stock market, perhaps a bit like buying lottery tickets as a way…
Store robberies were an epidemic in Wellington County in the 1920s
Over the past year this column has described some of the store robberies that plagued Wellington…
Bent out of shape
There are two things I am absolutely certain of: karma will get me every time, and I cannot defy…
Wellington County teachers attempted to unionize in 1920
The question of salaries for school teachers cropped up regularly in the late 19th and early 20th…