Telescopes and Binoculars
by Gary Boyle - The Backyard Astronomer
Telescopes have come a long way since its invention in 1608. The simple refracting telescope consisted of two...
The Cost of Magical Thinking
by Jim Bertram
We live in decidedly difficult times. As most of us are aware, difficult problems require that we dedicate ourselves to processes of...
Baldwin’s Birds Holidays are over!
A months worth of grass growth greeted us back, after a month of scorching hot weather in the UK. Instantly gone were the memories...
Steve Clark responds to criticism
Local MPP Steve Clark is certainly staying in the news these days; probably an inevitable result of being a Minister in the current Ford...
Ford vows to build more jails
Just as you thought the whole jail issue was quietly slinking away into obscurity, Doug Ford has managed to raise the heat again. In...
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
September is “World Alzheimer’s Month” and I wish they would stop using the word Azheimer’s when the better word is Dementia. I hope to...
Tiffanny the Tea Trickster
by Isabelle Nadeau
Once upon a time, there were two sisters living together in an old farmhouse. Both these sisters were vile, and the people...
The Upsides of High Oil and Food Prices
by Ralph C. Martin
“Can you even squeeze $10 of gas into that thing?” He might have said ‘tin can’, instead of ‘thing.’ The wind...
Sex, gender identity and pronouns
by Zara Zrudlo
Sex, gender identity and pronouns have recently been a very commonly discussed topic, but why are we talking about them so much,...
Big Bright Jupiter
by Gary Boyle
On any clear night, look to the southern portion of the sky after sunset and you will come across a bright object....