Many people bemoan that crimes perpetrated by young people seem to be increasing. In truth,…
Opinion
My roadkill hat
Not too many of my readers will know the history of my ever-present signature visor. The story is…
Original owner of Pike Lake faced many challenges
Pike Lake, in the upper part of Minto Township, is not known to many of the residents of Wellington…
A room with a view
Ladies and gentlemen, let the record show that there is nothing, absolutely nothing sexier than a…
The culprits causing unemployment
With unemployment remaining stubbornly high, there is no shortage of scapegoats. Some blame the…
Serial ineptitude instead of board oversight
Serial ineptitude has been characteristic of too many corporate boards of directors, unfortunately…
Proposed electric railway line excited residents of Arthur
The years between 1900 and the start of World War I were exciting ones for railway proposals in…
Fifty shades of red
I have a confession to make. Fifty Shades of Grey found its way into my personal library. Will Jane…
Young Toronto flax harvesters ran afoul of the law
Last week’s column described the revival of flax growing in the Arthur area in 1918, when…
Gold laced cochins II
I have always been in the habit of collecting junk. Not junk, junk, that is obviously something…
Managing dishonesty
There always have been people who have lied and cheated. We assume, perhaps unfairly, that…
Packing up
The funny thing about a vacation is that you don’t know you need one until you are actually…
Exploiting consumers
Retailers, in efforts to lure customers, frequently offer discounts. More often than not, customers…
West Garafraxa’s poisoning and shooting case of 1921
The former township of West Garafraxa has the dubious distinction of being the most violent and…
First World War draft was very unpopular in rural Wellington County
Thousands of young Canadian men responded to the call for military volunteers in the late summer…