Retailers have been going to extraordinary lengths to boost sales and profits. On the day after…
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Easter Bunnies
You are not going to believe this, but the Easter Bunny came to our house Easter Sunday. It has…
Peat deposits near Mount Forest considered as a fuel source in 1900
Wellington County, along with adjoining jurisdictions, has a number of large swamps containing…
Exaggerated changes in world of commerce
Many years ago a play, Death of a Salesman, painted a depressing picture of a sales career. In that…
The Orangeville Desperado had a notorious career
Over the years this column has offered short biographies of Wellington County people who achieved…
Giddy Up
Once a week I go to my “happy place,” which ironically happens to be a horse stable in…
Around the world
It rained last Sunday morning, not hard, just a steady drizzle, but it was a little too cool for me…
Is small really beautiful
Several years ago a book entitled Small Is Beautiful written by E.F. Schumacher tried to make case…
Clutter free
I have a confession to make: I am a nostalgic holder-on of things. I am a saver, a stacker, and a…
Clippity-clop
Clippity-clop, clippity-clop, clippity-clop was the only sound I heard as we pulled up to a…
Palmerston railway station a victim of fire in 1909
The old Canadian National station in Palmerston is high on the list of significant landmarks from…
Information overload through technology
The data that confront us on the internet simply are mind boggling. Much of it is of no interest or…
The M word
Every day is Mother’s Day. Do you know how I know that? Because every day, somebody yells the…
Double whammy
Boy, oh boy, was the weekend of April 29 a busy one for me. It all started off on the Friday as I…
Ministers son ran a bizarre provincial election campaign in 1910
One of the more bizarre political campaigns in the history of this county was that of Joel Marvin…