Ratings seem to be attached to so many items these days. Movies are rated as “Adults…
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Mom jeans
I find clothing stores intimidating. I find the clothes in the clothing stores even more so.…
Fall has fallen
Spring came and went, summer has come and gone, and fall has tumbled upon us. The methodical…
Callahan found guilty on lesser charge of manslaughter
Note: This is the conclusion of last week’s story of the death of First World War veteran…
Smarten up
Retailers, of course, always are thinking about ways to increase profits; usually, they will do so…
Thanks given
Thanksgiving weekend is my favourite long weekend in the calendar year. No other holiday weekend…
Sunny nooks
Wow! What a beautiful fall we are having up here in cattle country! Occasional showers intermingled…
Harriston’s Guthrie Church rejected use of Gaelic in services
In the 20th century the majority of Canadian Presbyterians supported the establishment of the…
Sobering thoughts
Most of us are aware of the irrational behaviour of the stock market. However, recently that has…
BST Day
For those of you on the fringes of my readers’ circle who can’t quite understand what…
Telling stories
It is said that if you do what you love in your career, the rewards will be richer than financial…
Gunn’s Limited of Harriston was embroiled in 1920s property tax dispute
A couple of times this column has dealt with the operation of the Gunn food processing plant in…
Gas plant debacle
The Auditor General’s report to the Ontario Legislature on Oct. 8 finally gave us the true…
Group thinking
In general, people’s decisions in the market are made on their own information and then, to a…
Whistle
My favourite moment at the end of each day is when the Carpenter walks in the door from work.…