Last week I had an appointment for a CT scan at the Stratford hospital. I have the scan approximately every three months while they check for cancer – melanomas – in my body.
Columns
We’re all good people – let’s act like it
June is Pride Month. Those four words will bring out one of three reactions in readers of this newspaper: support; anger; or no reaction at all.
The power of belief
Knowing what you know of my husband and I – that we do our best to live a healthier lifestyle – it may come as a surprise to learn that Graham was a smoker for almost seven years.
To drive or not to drive, that is the question
Cars are getting a bad name as major polluters taking up prime downtown real estate that could be turned into sidewalk cafés and sales areas.
Be part of the solution, not the problem
It is amazing how quickly things in a conversation can turn negative these days, isn’t it?
Throwing analytics out the window
If this method catches on and holds water going forward, countless National Hockey League analysts could be out of work.
A solution no one asked for
During my years as a graduate student at the University of Guelph, I was lucky enough to live in my Mum’s childhood home smack dab in the middle of Puslinch. Like many other small hamlets that dot the areas around Guelph, Puslinch was a creation of a bygone era when farmland was carved up willy-nill
North Perth council composition, ward boundary review overdue
As reported in the Banner last week, North Perth has retained a consultant to perform a council composition and ward boundary review for the municipality.
The answer is awareness
The issue of foreign influence in Canadian politics has once again hit the headlines in a big way.
Not all Harley riders are big, bad bikers
When I was a little girl growing up in Hespeler, Ont., my dad owned one of the gas stations in town. Dad was a friendly guy who welcomed everybody to his shop and his kitchen table. We had a wide variety of friends stop by to have a coffee with Dad, who loved a good visit and a good story.
The fight between life and death
Away back, some 20 years ago, in these columns, I expressed my opinion that we have four stages of years to live.
Take a nap
I have a copy of an article titled “Take A Nap” written by Donald Whitney. I found the article fascinating, as it points out that God created a need for sleep in humans. Whitney says, “God made us to need sleep. Pastor and author John Piper once sat wearily on the side of his bed trying to develop a
It’s a hermit’s life in Bruce County
Speaking of hermits, we’ve met Cummings, the Wild Man of Oliphant, who had a shanty of logs and driftwood out in the Fishing Islands at the end of the 19th century. He survived on his island in Lake Huron by fishing and by forays ashore to help himself to farmers’ chickens and seed potatoes. The Wil
Get out the bug repellent – camping season is here
Whether one adores camping in the great outdoors, or shudders at the thought, may have a lot to do with certain childhood memories.
‘Why is everything so big here?’
My family just recently returned from a week-long trip to Orlando, where we took in the sights and sounds of all there is to enjoy in Florida – Disney, Universal Studios, Daytona Beach, Legoland… and extremely large portion sizes of food.
