The announcement of another lockdown, talk of new COVID-19 variants, bad news close to home, another family holiday dinner cancelled, missing my college kid far from home and the realization that the Easter Bunny forgot my Cadbury Crème Egg this year, was a lot to take in on Sunday morning.
Opinion
New Savage Shoe factory big news in Fergus in 1954
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Imported outrage an online hazard
With genuine concerns from COVID-19 to climate change dominating the daily discourse in this part of the world, you wouldn’t think Canadians would have to import their outrage from south of the border, or across the Atlantic. And yet, here we are. Confused? Bear with me.
Make the most of Easter
It must be a tough existence looking around corners for bogeymen and grounds on which to be offended.
OPEN MIND: From phobia to friend
The Canadian Mental Health Association defines a phobia as an intense fear of a specific thing like an object, animal or situation. Dogs and heights are cited as being two of the most common phobias.
Sir Andrew
Amongst the menagerie of pets in my home is a rabbit who takes up a fairly significant amount of square footage in my living room. I bet you are judging me right now. Who lets a rabbit hop around their living room? Me, that’s who.
Salem beer became 19th-century tradition
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
Are we still in an emergency?
It’s hard to ignore the numerous contradictions that flow from the rapid assembly and revision of government-issued pandemic rules and regulations.
Finding a fit
The question for Conservatives this past weekend at their annual virtual meeting seemed pretty simple.
Taxed
It’s tax time. Taxes scare me.
Despite fame, Edward Johnson remembered hometown
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
A year in
Looking back, it has been a monumental year.
