Opinion

After an incredibly difficult Friday, I made a point of getting some fresh air and physical exercise. Saturday was consumed with chores around the farm, not generally a day of leisure nor what one might suspect an executive (of sorts) to do in off-hours.

I believe the kitchen is the heart of a home and the dining table is the centre of gravity for all who live in it.

Talk about a colossal blunder – in fact an international embarrassment.

During the 20th century, naturalists learned that it is a foolish and dangerous idea to introduce species of plants and animals to areas where they are not native. 

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Since our move to the country, I’ve…

News last week that Metroland Media Group was declaring bankruptcy was a gut punch to news industry people across Canada. To date it is the single largest newspaper failure in Canadian history. Seventy-one print-edition community newspaper titles were shuttered in one-fell swoop.

Sept. 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer societies across the world continue to raise…

It has been one of those weeks where there is lots to talk about, but not much to say.

Well, now I’ve done it. I’ve dived in head-first into the pool and I have no idea how to swim these shark-infested waters, but I assure you, victory (at least in my personal pool) is all mine. Game on.

The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who passed away on Feb. 23, 2015.

A couple of weeks ago, Elysia DeLaurentis at the Wellington County Museum and Archives showed me a recent donation to the collection. It is a diary kept by a schoolboy in Elora during the 1890s.