In the Unites States at armed forces’ induction stations, those deemed medically unfit to…
Opinion
Barn owls
This past week has been a rather interesting one for me. Apart from the interrupting interaction of…
Garlic
It’s not apple blossom time in Annapolis Valley, that is for sure, but it is garlic planting…
Great answers
With the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month fast approaching, having had two older…
Peacocks
“Once I went a pickin’ peas, I thought I heard a peacock sneeze. He sneezed so hard…
January 2012
Christmas comes and Christmas goes and the New Year is now upon us. It happens each and every year…
Group of Guelph youths involved in 1920s crime spree
Many people bemoan that crimes perpetrated by young people seem to be increasing. In truth,…
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…