With the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month fast approaching, having had two older…
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Erin council moved ahead very slowly with water system
Last week’s column traced the history of Erin’s water system up to a public meeting on…
What happened to the institution of marriage?
Something starling is taking place in our society. According to the latest statistics, for the…
Remembering
Once upon a time I had a fantasy that I would change the way Canadians looked at their own history.…
Erin voted twice in 1950 – and defeated waterworks proposal
This is the conclusion of a three-part account of the proposed Erin water system between 1947 and…
Crabby old man
With another birthday having slipped by, unnoticed by the multitudes, leaving me dangling in the…
World finances mean we endure a failed recovery
Pessimism about our economy rarely pays off in the long run. Time and time again when we were…
Alarmed
I think the best thing about being a man is the ability to sleep. No matter what is going on, the…
Lingering
Perhaps it would be a good idea if I lingered longer as I wander around the back 40. This past…
A sad morality tale about liquor from a century ago
The period immediately before World War I saw the peak of temperance activity locally. For the…
Difficult times ahead with a sputtering economy
It is very difficult to understand the current enthusiasm about economy. Yet, the stock market is…
On a night like this
Being a parent is kind of like being a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. There are a lot of rough years with…
My favourite things
Since I divulged my age in a recent article, I have been near inundated with age-related mail,…
Freight trains collided at Puslinch station in 1909
A couple of months ago this column described a cluster of railway accidents in Wellington County…
Maximizing investments is not easy when economy is unsettled
The general conclusion from an analysis of the stock market is that nearly all of the investment…