Back in the early 1990s, when this column appeared in the now-defunct Elora Sentinel, I did a brief…
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Generational gap
From time immemorial the current, predominant generation belittled the coming group of young…
The 13th Man
I would like to sincerely apologize to my neighbours, particularly those with young children, for…
The porcelain parlour
I am getting lazy in my old age; the complications of nasty weather and the lingering darkness in…
Work was abandoned on new Elora factory in 1930
(Note: this is the conclusion of the story of the 1929 request by the Elora Furniture Company and…
Job numbers
In December, the Canadian economy lost 45,900 jobs, increasing the national unemployment rate to…
Old choices
As our population ages, living arrangements for the elderly are becoming more important issues.…
Say something
This week Bell Canada launched it’s Let’s Talk campaign to end the stigma of mental…
Busy and fun
This past week has been a busy and fun week for me. Although it has been snowing and blowing all…
Elora-born Robert Watson became a senator
Wellington County has, in the decades since Confederation, had less than its share of Canadian…
Fascinating conclusions
Education and good teachers are crucial to our economy. Measuring teaching quality leads to…
Lucky 13
You heard him, didn’t you? The Carpenter? Last Sunday, during Super Bowl XLVIII the decibels…
Kill or cure
I don’t know whether I’m just getting bitchy in my older years, or it could be…
Glen Allan native A.B. Stewart achieved fame and fortune in Seattle
This column in recent months has outlined the lives of several Wellington County natives who did…
Jobs, ice storm and fill
Early in January, Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey released a very disappointing jobs…