Ode to the humble little groundhog February 1, 2012
Groundhogs are not particularly attractive creatures, not even Wiarton Willie, with his pale fur. Closeups also show beady little eyes, oversize...
A glorious sail for a pirate ship January 26, 2012
On one side are the folks who think kids who are chubby (and probably the overly scrawny ones, too) should be penalized by getting lower marks at...
The mystery of the shrinking middle class January 18, 2012
Why is our middle class shrinking? Even ardent capitalists and fiscal conservatives are concerned about figures released at the start of the new year...
Bravo to all the Christmas elves January 11, 2012
The local figures are in for Christmas hamper programs, indicating this area gave generously despite the worldwide economic downturn – or...
A rousing welcome to 2012 January 5, 2012
A new year always brings great promise. All the negative detritus of the past year is swept away to make way for the new. We get a clean slate at the...
Make a list and check it twice December 28, 2011
Two weeks ago there was an item on the news about a London resident who had been cheated by a con artist selling tickets for a make-believe children...
Merry Christmas December 21, 2011
This year, for the first time in a decade, there will be no Canadian troops eating their traditional Christmas turkey dinner a day early or two days...
A matter of setting appropriate priorities December 15, 2011
When winter set in with a number of families housed in tents and sheds with no plumbing or furnaces, the band council in the small Northern community...
Marking a tragic anniversary December 7, 2011
Dec. 6 marked the anniversary of the Montreal massacre. On that date in 1989, a gunman roamed the halls of Ècole Polytechnique, separating male...
