A few weeks ago this column featured several short pieces, none of which was long enough for a full…
News
All but forgotten
Many of us are transfixed by the stock market, perhaps a bit like buying lottery tickets as a way…
So long, Stompin’ Tom
When I heard Stompin’ Tom Connors had passed, it took me a moment to register the news before…
Education
In a recent column, I had mentioned my father’s off-hand explanation of cold weather. It…
Clifford turned to Ontario Hydro system after gas plant explosion in 1921
Most of the towns in Wellington County hooked up to the Ontario Hydro grid between 1910 and 1915.…
More of the same
For four months and four days, the lights were dimmed in the Ontario Legislature. Finally on Feb.…
Angry customers
Angry customers have become the new norm. Almost everyone is displeased by the way they are treated…
Spring out of the closet
Well, it finally happened; winter got the best of me. It challenged me to a staring contest and I…
Writing
Often I’ve been asked for a copy of a long-ago article that was written about something or…
Budget 2013
Last week, the federal government delivered the 2013 federal budget. Over the last number of…
Using cash
It is well known that companies in Canada are piling up cash. How that hoard is used remains an…
Gender bunny
Don’t ask me how I get myself into these situations, but recently I found myself discussing…
Spring
By the time this paper was slogged off at your mailbox, the calendar equinox dated as the first day…
Elora firefighters battled two major blazes in May 1920
During the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, small town fire departments laboured under…
Familiar pattern
The pattern is strangely familiar. Investors at the beginning of the year start to believe that the…