Not often do we find ourselves so positioned as to see a phenomenon of nature that is perhaps…
News
Pay to county councillors was a live issue in summer of 1924
The salaries and allowances paid to county councillors have figured prominently for decades in…
Changing the emphasis
All shareholders obviously want better shareholder values. While some decry the cult of shareholder…
Breakfast
After years of unsuccessful date nights, the Carpenter and I are trying a new thing: date mornings.…
Chi-Chemaun
Blaaough-blugh-blugh! There just ain’t no way, any how, any place, that one can…
Hugh Templin persisted in attacks on county councillors in 1924
Last week’s column outlined some of the events in the 1924 campaign of Fergus newspaper…
Crown corporations
As the federal government takes action to balance the budget, Canada Post, a Crown corporation, is…
A mug’s game
Predicting the course of the stock market generally is a mug’s game. Very few, in fact almost…
Whatever the reason
The day my brother-in-law lost his battle with cancer, the weather turned cold, the gold fish died,…
White-crowned
Each morning as I wander out to check and feed my birds, I am usually greeted by someone or other…
Wellington County teachers attempted to unionize in 1920
The question of salaries for school teachers cropped up regularly in the late 19th and early 20th…
Confusing signals
Reliable economic forecasts have proved to be very unusual. That is one reason why economists as a…
Jumping in feet first
Throughout my adult life, there are two things that terrify me about summer: bathing suits and…
Ticking of time
The mind roams often with inconsequential thoughts that never pause long enough to allow a pen to…
Travelling salesmen formed group called The Drummers Snack Club
A common visitor to small towns a century and more ago was the travelling salesman, often referred…