I don’t think there is anything more pleasant than walking, on a cold, cold winter day, into…
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Billions and millions
Wow! What a beautiful morning! Although you won’t be reading this until two weeks down the…
Olive Cox
At 11am on April 7, 2014, at Speedside United Church, we gather to give thanks to God for the life…
Yard work
I don’t know what the May long weekend means to you, but in my house, it means yard work.…
All but forgotten
The housing industry, which is so important for Canada’s economy, is on a kind of death…
Conservative leader Dr. R.J. Manion spoke in Arthur in 1930
Perhaps the least remembered of twentieth century federal Conservative leaders is Dr. Robert J.…
Long weekends
The long weekend got me thinking about my plans for three full days off. That got me thinking about…
The wider gap
Inequality in Canada is rising, an unfortunate trend, creating a gap that is very harmful to the…
Buschlen family of Arthur built lives in California
Over the years I have outlined the lives and careers of Wellington County natives who moved…
Unintelligent intelligence
From time immemorial many have attempted to predict the future. In ancient Greece people visited…
Canadian Pacific Railway reduced service on local lines in 1931
Earlier in 2014 this column described some of the improvements made by Canadian National Railway to…
Labour turbulence
Major changes are occurring in the labour market. There presently is a split between the secure,…
Reputation at risk
Nowadays much of businesses’ success depends on their reputation. Their critics are assuming…
Good teachers
There really is no more important profession than teaching, which is so essential for our future…
Laughing GAS
Every family has a culture and in my little family of four, the main current of our culture is…