Conventional wisdom among Wall Street experts stated that the two asset classes to avoid were those…
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Happy non-campers
It turns out, I don’t like camping. I found this out the only way possible: I took my kids…
Little things
Some days I don’t feel poetic, But today I just happen to do. So I think I am going to list a…
Ontario had to build roads in counties to offer uniform service
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
A mug’s game
The investment community is searching constantly for “the answer” on how to be…
Sin city
Look out Sin City. The Carpenter will be landing any minute now and he is unsupervised. Worse, he…
Generation gap
“We gotta put shoes on Willie, We gotta get ‘em on somehow. It took his uncles and…
Summer of 1936 set new records for heat in Wellington County
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…
The new power centre
Formerly of course the chief executive of a corporation was the leading spokesperson, always in the…
My mentor
The country was in crisis. The Referendum was looming. The daily news was electric and for once, it…
Great Lakes
We in Ontario have been blessed in so many ways that we sometimes overlook how fortunate we truly…
Connect the dots
It was one of those early morning days that I chose to do my triple ‘S’ in the…
It’s all about staying connected.
The whole point of technology is to keep people connected and engaged with the world around them,…
Open and transparent?
Last fall, the Liberals campaigned on a promise of openness and transparency. They promised to…
Hot, dry summer of 1936 spurred conservation measures
The following is a re-print of a past column by former Advertiser columnist Stephen Thorning, who…