Almost all of us would like to live longer, and consequently, most make efforts to do so. As far…
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To brake or not to brake
This month’s travel story deals with a head-on crash, a battle with an insurance company, and…
Short notice
It’s that time of year when people take summer holidays. It’s the time of year…
Death by acceleration, alcohol and apathy
Almost every time I watch the evening news, I see pictures of smashed cars, burned out …
Maryborough man jailed after 1892 shooting
Last week’s column described the events surrounding a shooting in Maryborough on Apr. 16,…
Isn’t it wonderful
From time immemorial some have tried to develop a perpetual motion machine. Obviously, their…
Oppossum
In order to keep the squirrel population reasonably numbered in our back yard, I possess what is…
Wellington Terrace seniors’ home opened in 1971
The last column described planning and efforts by county council to expand or replace the…
Relocated railway station doomed Hustonville
From time to time, this column has offered short histories of some of the hamlets of…
A flawed proposal
I must confess that the proposed change in the way Ontario elects members for the provincial…
Wrong theme
Techniques used in selling have changed, and consequently, have become increasingly ineffective.…
Faith-based or fatally biased
In a speech delivered last July 23, John Tory, proposed government funding for faith-based schools.…
Tick-tock
Occasionally I sleep in, but not too often. Mother Nature usually encourages me to answer her call…
Old Elora picture resurfaces
Every historian has suffered the experience of not noticing or overlooking an important document.…
Old time Halloween nights sometimes rowdy
Hooliganism and property damage at Halloween seem to rise and fall in cycles that are neither…