On the last day of August, along about the 4am hour, my furnace kicked in, telling me that the…
Opinion
Attack advertisements eventually will backfire – or go away
For several years we have been bombarded by very nasty attack advertisements from our political…
A shift in psychology for shoppers, retailers
“Gimme!” is a common plea of youngsters, particularly when they are on a shopping…
A wise father knows his child
I recently read a column entitled “Dad and the Thingamadodger” in Servant magazine…
Open Letter to Santa Claus
Dear Santa: I recognize I’m a little old for this, but I have one Christmas wish that my…
Four new Wellington post office buildings authorized in 1908
A century ago the post office had a much larger place in daily life than it has now. Postal…
When the medium has no message
Here I go griping again. The last few columns must make me seem like a really miserable old…
Post-podium panic
The Olympics are over. Now what? I cannot remember what we did before them and I haven’t a…
The answer is blowin in the wind
A potential wind farm near Belwood prompted a friend, who happens to be a doctor (the medical…
Spectre of war
The ghost of war rarely reaches out and lays a cold hand on my shoulder; however I often see him…
Profound consequences of working with an aging workforce
Even under the best of circumstances, managing the workforce is difficult and complicated.…
Romeo, oh Romeo
My life is a Shakespearian comedy. Take last Friday morning, for example. Everything was going…
Precious memories
I recently celebrated a birthday. It doesn’t matter how many, but far more than I care to…
Playing with fire
Bonfires are a favourite thing of summer. There is something mesmerizing about staring at a…
Canadas scarcity of calamity
Talk about earthquakes. The floor of our second-storey apartment shook. The lamps rocked, my big…