Jan 23, 2008
I don’t know if I could ever be a politician. I’ll give municipal politicians a pat on the back and assume that most do the job out of a desire to...
Jan 09, 2008
Most readers would probably agree with me — personal safety is an important subject. A hockey player wouldn’t dare step on the ice without wearing...
Jan 02, 2008
This is the time of year that drags for me. We have already put all the boats away and there is ice around all the boat launches. Even if we wanted...
Dec 12, 2007
I suppose it is a common mantra for each generation: “Things weren’t like that when I was a kid!”
As I begin to approach 40 years old, I...
Dec 05, 2007
Late November is a tough time for most hunters. After the deer hunt, for us, hunting season is just a memory.
Rifles and shotguns are...
Nov 28, 2007
The four-year municipal council term poses a factual oxymoron. On the one hand, the commitment required by council members — with the support of...
Oct 24, 2007
For those who are native to the Parry Sound District and are sons and daughters of original land grant settlers, their generational pattern is...
Last week we had the back woods almost to ourselves; this week you can hardly go anywhere without seeing a camper or tent set up on the side of the...
Oct 17, 2007
Many readers have probably experienced road rage or have been a victim of it. I know I have – both, in fact. Whether it be driving at excessive...
Oct 17, 2007
Our world is one of constant change, as we can see in the glorious beauty of nature. Every day now more and more trees are exchanging their summer...
Oct 10, 2007
There is growing numerical evidence to conclude that Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) no longer has the staff, the time, nor the money...
Oct 03, 2007
“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”
— Abraham Lincoln
Although...
Sep 26, 2007
The real world and religion met head-on this week. Many are likely aware that earlier this year the provincial government announced that all Grade 8...
Sep 12, 2007
Big gets more attention than small. For the most part, that’s just the way things are. Doesn’t mean big is better than small. Just means that...
Throughout history there have always been some members of society which have been excluded, discriminated or looked down upon. At one time women and...
Aug 29, 2007
There are three times when convention dictates gentlemen must wear a suit. When one says, “I do,” then “yes, your Honor,” and finally when one is...
Aug 22, 2007
Henry David Thoreau once observed that “The poet seldom writes as well as the farmer talks.”
He did not elaborate on this opinion, nor did...
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