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Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the block – to see if you can sign up for a family doctor.

Welcome to 2025! For many a new year means a time to start something new, make changes, make…

It seems silly to be writing a column on national affairs a week after all of Canada’s problems…

As we bring in the new year of 2025, my husband Chris and I wish you, our new community, the…

For at least the past couple of years, a space alien listening to all the talk about Justin Trudeau…

2015 - Listowel Councillor Matt Richardson submits a proposal prohibiting left hand turns at several busy downtown intersections during peek hours.

I’m sorry that I missed wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

Paul writes in his letter to the churches in Rome: We are confident that God is able to orchestrate…

The dawn of a new year always brings a mix of dread and optimism.

Through various forms of networking, my email address has gotten out there, and somehow I have ended up on more mailing lists than I can count. It’s not always a bad thing, especially when an email can inspire a column.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The best Christmas gifts are the same as they always have been.

The coming of a new year is generally viewed as a time of renewal – an opportunity to shake off the shackles of past imperfection and move on with a view to revitalization.

The longer I am on this planet, the more the age old saying “it takes a village to raise a child” resonates with me. 

You know the line in “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Clement Moore … “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care.”