Illegal sales of beer and distilled liquor in Wellington are as old as the first settlements…
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Slumping wages are unlikely to help correct our poor local economy
Slumping wages now are a widespread phenomenon all across Canada, but workers in the public sector…
The bare facts
“Three naked men jumped from the airplane,” my son said just as if it happened every…
C-Nile virus
Well, you have heard of the bird flu, the West Nile virus, the swine flu, now named the very…
Thieves targeted Palmerston beer store twice in 1933
Beer stores were a popular target of thieves during the depression years of the early 1930s. As…
Premature optimism over better housing prices
After a long period of declines in house prices, current data offers a glimmer of hope that the…
Dueling TVs
Have you seen some of the ads that have appeared on television, sponsored by local broadcasters and…
Clawback I
It came, through the magic of email, from someone who has reason to be deeply concerned. It stems…
Palmerston contended with high welfare costs in 1936
The great depression of the 1930s was a difficult period for municipal councils in Ontario. Much of…
Stiff headwinds slowing down any recovery
Inasmuch as history books are full of examples of rapid and sharp recoveries following steep…
Miracles
"There are no such things as incurables; there are only things for which man has not found a…
Clawback II
Continued from last week: “Maybe I could accept it if it weren’t for some of the…
Railroad station helped to sustain hamlet of Orton
Four hamlets in Wellington County were named for sitting Members of Parliament. For a period of…
A shift in psychology for shoppers, retailers
“Gimme!” is a common plea of youngsters, particularly when they are on a shopping…
Some lost arts
“They don’t teach cursive handwriting in schools anymore.” I heard that comment…