Maybe you need the reminder as much as I do: there is good in this world.
Opinion
Crackers
When someone was behaving oddly, my Grandpa Jack used to say they were they were “crackers.”
First Elora ice rink constructed in 1879
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
It’s up to Canadians
Out-of-town colleagues settled in the boardroom here at work for a quick meeting. After some pleasantries they made a point of marvelling at last week’s paper – the size, the extent of coverage and the appearance of a healthy business community.
Media bashing way off the rails
The dream is always the same. It’s also in black and white. I’m on the witness stand in a drab…
Open Mind: What does spirituality mean to you?
Recently, I was very fortunate to talk with the chaplain at Homewood Health Centre, Ram Kalap. We were talking about how he helps people reconnect to their spiritual side and I asked him about the difference between religiosity or religious faith and spirituality.
Free country – still
Everyone has a story to tell. Some are true, some are fictitious.
Love muffin
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.
Two men acquitted in fatal 1894 bar room brawl
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Ottawa protest unlikely to end well
As the ironically named “Freedom Convoy” wound its way across the country to inflict a lockdown on the City of Ottawa it became, somewhere along the way, one of the most counter-intuitive efforts of its kind ever.
Freedom for all or free-for-all?
“There’s lots to unpack there,” was the answer when we questioned our reporter about the “Freedom Convoy” that headed east through Puslinch last week.
January
No offense, January, but in my humble opinion, you really sucked.