Nothing normal about the new normal
The ‘new normal’ is a phrase of which I am beginning to grow weary, probably because it is trueThings that we, or at least I, once took for granted are ...
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Column Public health more vital than haircuts
As I awake each morning I ask myself “is today the day?”.I check to see if I have developed a cough, if my nose is running, if I have a ... -
Column A letter to Opa
Pete: We only met once that I recall. When I mentioned my father and his part in the liberation of Holland your eyes lit up and you told me about ... -
Column Extreme measures don’t help the cause
I was going to use the word “lax” in describing the Canadian government’s record in dealing with Indigenous issues over the past century or two. -
Column Ray of sunshine at site of historical devastation
While in France a year or so ago, I was sitting in front of the Leaning Virgin of Albert sipping an O. -
Letters Letters: Do your part, wear a mask
Do your part, wear a maskRecently, I went to a grocery store in Simcoe and was quite shocked to see a young family (mom, dad and two children) not wearing ... -
Column One of the few
This past summer marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.The period between July and October 1940 saw the biggest air battle ever fought take place in the skies ... -
Letters Letters to editor: Don't put residents at risk
Don’t put residents at riskI was recently reminded of the movie The Wild One made in 1953 starring Marlon Brando in which he leads his motorcycle gang into the helpless ...
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Column Standards start at home plate
Thank you to Iris and Pat for sharing with me an article about an experience a young baseball coach had back in 1996 in Nashville. -
Column Jax is a wuss until his protective nature kicks in
Joe and Laura are up north for a week or so and left their brindle-coloured Dutch shepherd, Jax, here at the cottage,For such a big, lean rangy lummox of a ... -
Column Something special about walking hand-in-hand
There is an old saying that things happen in threes. I often wondered why that is and have watched for things to happen this way. -
Column I wanna hold your hand
A friend of mine, Paul O’Toole aka Stunning Weasel did it again.Once before when I found myself staring at a blank piece of white paper without a thought to my ... -
Letters Letters: Knee-jerk decisions don’t work
Knee-jerk decisions don’t workI hear the mayor frequently blame previous councils for all Norfolk County’s financial problems. -
Column Pet peeves just won’t go away
This is ridiculous. Even in self-imposed protective custody I still find stuff to carp about.It’s another one of those things that I have hung onto like a life preserver to ... -
Column Caledonia: We can learn from precedents that have been set
On February 28, 2006, as MPPs began to assemble at Queen’s Park for afternoon Question Period, I was alerted by a colleague that construction workers were being driven out of ... -
Column Caledonia: We can learn from precedents that have been set
On February 28, 2006, as MPPs began to assemble at Queen’s Park for afternoon Question Period, I was alerted by a colleague that construction workers were being driven out of ... -
Column Learn from past mistakes, don’t erase them
I received a text the other day that said, “As I watch this generation try to re-write history, one thing I am sure of…it will be misspelled and have no ... -
Column Bagpipers lead the way
Once in a while, not often enough mind you, but once in a while, people burst forth with the sort of random act of kindness that lives up to much ...
