Caffeine is a drug It may not be breaking news that young people shouldn’t over consume…
Opinion
Arthur loaned $8,000 to start shoe factory in 1918
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
$6.7 million provincial deficit
Think about the future Ontario is swimming in debt. Not only do we as individuals have more debt…
Royal pain
I have no idea why I am so excited by a long weekend. It’s not like I have a cottage to go…
Canada Day
It’s no secret I’m not much of a planner, preferring to fly by the seat of my pants…
Ketchup conundrum
Price takes priority I’ll admit it. I have in the past purchased French’s ketchup…
Trifecta
The Carpenter spent all weekend cleaning out the garage. It’s the happiest I’ve seen…
Kitchen party
By now you know I dislike cooking, but you also know that I love music. All kinds of music. …
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
It’s party time
Decades ago, future stenographers practiced their touch typing by using the line: "Now is the…
In the winters of my discontent
Just before writing this, I made a serious blunder. I looked out the window. Normally, that…
Recipe for an hilarious year
During this new year, I have faith that each one of you will contribute 12 months of tumultuous…
When danger stalked a frozen land
When I was a kid on the prairie farm, adventure arrived on the ice-clad wings of every winter…
Changing for the sake of change
As a normal result of getting older, almost any comment about change in society sends me spinning…
Great adventures never cease
Michael J. McManus, newspaper columnist and radio commentator, claims that adventure is a key…