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They say you once you leave a place, you can never go home again. It’s true. Sometimes…
Butterflies
Butterflies, and I’m not talking about butterflies in my stomach. The three score years and…
Couple fined $10 each for assault while seizing a child
In February of 1942 a farm family in Eramosa Township endured what today might be called a home…
Corporate governance
Long-overdue changes in corporate governance are taking place. Hitherto, shareholders and boards of…
Bittersweet
It began a Saturday morning like any other, but it would be the last of its kind for our family.…
Not complaining
Flash, bang, clash, a heart-stopping ear-splitting crack, and a not very humble loud, grumbling…
Needs during First World War resulted in revival of flax growing
The history of flax growing in Wellington County is a sporadic one. In the 1870s a number of…
Focusing on size
The public (and policy makers) focus on size of businesses. Everyone loves small firms. Yet, this…
So long, summer
There is a melancholy sentiment to the changing of the seasons. I think we all feel it, like a…
The rains came
Some of the weather statistics that were spit from the lips on both radio and TV recently stated…
Young Toronto flax harvesters ran afoul of the law
Last week’s column described the revival of flax growing in the Arthur area in 1918, when…
A kick to the shins
T’was the night before hockey, and all through the house, every creature was stirring, even…
Devoid of meaning
Nowadays we seem to focus on price inflation, even though at the moment it appears to be subdued.…
Silver Sebrights
“Like butterflies,” she said they were, and I could find words not better to describe…