Sometimes you just have to buy the tickets. Ignore the account balance. Pick up the phone, use the…
Opinion
Fresh thinking
Certainly it appears presumptuous for an ordinary economist such as this columnist to criticize…
The Eighth Year
On the 30th day of this merry month of May, it will be eight long years since my Little Lady, the…
British Home Children
For almost five years now, a newspaper clipping has clung, scotch-taped, to the dusty wall that…
Bragging again
I can’t believe it! Another year has evolved since I last bragged about the number of…
September
It seems the thing that I resist most in my life is the thing I need most: change. No other month…
Generation gap
This past summer, I had some long-time friends drop in to see me. Their intention was to pick up a…
North-south migration
I have gained the presumption that Westwind Farms is smack-dab in line with the flight path of…
Christmas miracle
I found the ultimate Christmas gift for the Carpenter this year. I had outdone myself. Wife of the…
Frosty Friday
I slept in the other morning. When I awoke, the sun was shining at about nine o’clock high.…
At long last
For more than two years it appears at long last the major “correction” in gold prices…
I can relate
Crossing and re-crossing my desk on many occasions are items to which I can strongly relate. This…
The key
It is far from clear that the latest federal budget will have a meaningful effect on boosting…
May two-four
Well hello there long weekend. You’re looking good. Pour me a cool drink and let’s move…
Railway passenger service waxed and waned over the 1900s
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…