The general conclusion from an analysis of the stock market is that nearly all of the investment…
Opinion
Boxing Day now a distorted custom
Every so often something comes along that shows how much our economy and our customs have been…
Traffic jams
I have often said that being a parent is like letting your heart jump outside of your body and run…
Resurgence of railroads is long overdue
Many of us still recall the excitement engendered by railroads. The sound of train whistles…
Debt clock is ticking
Somewhere at Queen’s Park, an old clock ticks as the Don Drummond report begins to gather…
Addictions
Everyone knows that I am addicted to birds and gardening, and the fact is, they go quite well…
Ministers son ran a bizarre provincial election campaign in 1910
One of the more bizarre political campaigns in the history of this county was that of Joel Marvin…
Livery stable fire threatened downtown Elora in 1911
Last week’s column described the 1911 fire that destroyed the Broomfield Mills in Fergus, and…
Rural reality
It’s still 20 minutes to the hour of 5am as I sit down at my computer to rattle off the words…
Laughter
Though my chuckle bucket, due to masses of email, near runneth over, it is not too often that we…
The rains came
Some of the weather statistics that were spit from the lips on both radio and TV recently stated…
Walk with me
It’s hard to believe the Carpenter and I chose to take our wedding vows in autumn because…
Bus trip
Recently, a few weeks back, I went on a bus trip with other members of the Saugeen Valley Fur and…
A worrying sign
A year or so ago a financial “expert” stated investors should liquidate their…
Hunting season
Bang, bang and sometimes bang again, at the crack of dawn, quite often is the first thing I hear up…