The bigger the ego
In one of last year’s issues, I wrote about small towns and their appeal. More specifically, I wrote about how the gap between the...
Mixed up confusion
This is a strange time for the Municipality of North Grenville. On the one hand, public energy has helped prevent the closure of the...
Let’s do more than talk
Today, January 31, is Bell Let’s Talk day. Since 2010 Bell has been hosting one day a year where they donate five cents for...
Trusted Source
By Bob Cox, Publisher, Winnipeg Free Press, and Chair of the Board of News Media Canada
It is common these days to find news outlets...
Garbage in, Garbage out
Computers are strange things, aren’t they? I mean, we give them such respect and authority, as if they were somehow more reliable and knowledgeable...
It’s only words
Language is a magical thing, made up of words, designed to express ideas, explain thoughts and concepts, and describe the world around us. And...
The Climes they are a-changin’
Not too long ago, people were arguing passionately about whether Global Warming was real or not. Now that we’ve switched to calling it Climate...
Shelter from the storm
We’ve been dealing with the new way of life for six months now, and this very strange year has brought out much that we...
Words between the lines of age
For someone whose life is centred on words, I sometimes find myself staggered by the complexity of the languages we speak. If the idea...
Twist and shout
This year was always going to be a fun one for the political animals among us, but it’s turning out to be even more...