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Opinion
Callahan found guilty on lesser charge of manslaughter
Note: This is the conclusion of last week’s story of the death of First World War veteran…
Infanticide tragedy in 1927 caused a sensation in Fergus
Late in the afternoon of March 4, 1927, three people showed up at the office of Dr. Norman Craig in…
Death of JFK changed the world
The knock on the door came in the middle of a nice November Friday afternoon, with some of us…
Christmas spirit
Perhaps my lactose-intolerant soul should have skipped the eggnog, because last night I was visited…
Particular business
There is no easy answer to the question of living in an urban area versus choosing suburbia. An…
Glen Allan native A.B. Stewart achieved fame and fortune in Seattle
This column in recent months has outlined the lives of several Wellington County natives who did…
Hockey parents
Hockey parents, the majority of them at least, get a bad rap. As another season in Wellington…
A glimpse into the family of railway baron J.J. Hill of Rockwood
Back about five years this column outlined the early life of James J. Hill, the American railway…
Appointment of Elora postmaster caused stir, controversy in 1929
Through most of the 19th century the appointment of postmasters in Canada was a valued and…
Connon’s railway account a cautionary tale for history buffs
Elora historian John Connon (1862-1931) was, in the vast majority of his writing, a stickler for…
Summer is here
It is hard to believe that though winter has gone, summer is here. Whatever happened to spring? It…
Secular stagnation
Recently a distinguished U.S. economist, Alvin Hansen, stated that we in North America will undergo…
Hugh Templin’s continued efforts for dams in the early 1930s
The history of flood control and associated conservation measures has been a theme pursued by this…
Stay engaged
One of the most important partnerships in government is the one that exists between the Province of…