Flour mills were the key industries in Ontario’s towns and villages during the middle part of…
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Surprising recovery
After collapsing two years ago, car makers in North America have made a surprising recovery. In…
Science Fair unfair
If there was one class I hated in public school, it was science class (and gym, math and grade 8…
The green thing
In line at the grocery store, the cashier told the older woman she should bring her own bag because…
Insufficient evidence to lay arson charges in 1864 Guelph fire
Note: This is the conclusion of the story of the fire at Guelph’s People’s Mills, the…
A big change: Non-profit groups are no longer horribly inefficient
There are innumerable examples of non-profit organizations that usually are advised to become more…
Airing dirty laundry
I have a confession to make. I am having an affair. No, not that kind of affair, because, really,…
Bluebirds return
From out Rockwood way comes one of many emails telling me the birds are returning again and again…
Firearms were involved in three separate 1897 incidents
Today, Canadian police and courts take a dim view of the brandishing and use of firearms. That was…
Painting
Lately I have been busy painting. I’m staining the exterior of the so-called chicken house,…
Sensitive consumers resist changes to corporate logos
For a surprising number of people, worrying about company logos is on the consumers’ agenda.…
Disco Daddy Day
People often tell me that they feel sorry for my spouse, the Carpenter, because he is often the…
Erin played host to a major provincial Liberal rally in 1897
Over the years this column has featured accounts of a number of major political rallies in…
New arrivals
This past few weeks have been exciting times for me. I have baby chicks, of several fancy show…
Small drop in gold price was nothing but a blip
Recently, gold has taken a hit from profit-taking. Investors have been switching out of that sector…