It’s fall in Ontario and harvest is in full swing on farms across the province. It’s an important time of year for farmers as it’s when we bring in the crops we’ve been nurturing all season long and prepare our fields and farms for the winter season.
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Medical issues seem to dominate
It’s been a busy two weeks. Currently, I do not drive so most of my appointments require my wife to drive. Since most of my specialists are in London, which is at least an hour drive, she drives a lot and gets exhausted by driving. A superb caregiver!
Stay interested after Oct. 24
By the time you read this, we’ll be less than one week away from the results of the 2022 municipal election being announced.
Making up for so many ‘Wasted Years’
There are not many bands on my ever-growing live concert catalogue that I’ve seen multiple times. I have a couple repeats in there to be sure, but one act I would happily see on a weekly basis is one of Great Britain’s finest, Iron Maiden.
A meeting worth attending
It was a packed house last Thursday night at the Listowel Agricultural Hall. I pulled in at 7:35 p.m., rushed from an afternoon spent cleaning barns that spilled into evening, and was happily surprised to see that there was nary a seat to be found.
In too deep
Ever had a moment in time where you were at a particular place and could see something bad happening?
At least the shower was warm
I have heard that falls are a serious case of injuries when we get older. I’m starting to believe these stories.
We are local
Truth. In this day and age, the definition of that five-letter word is highly debated, and often manipulated, in an effort to support a person’s beliefs on an issue or topic.
What do you count as wealth?
Friends, we live in a world where getting a good education and getting a good job is the priority. We want to make it in life! And yet for some, the priority is getting a job where we can provide for our family, pay our bills, and maybe set something aside for retirement.
Pervitin popping and the Wehrmacht meth blitz
I can always tell when it’s autumn. Aside from the obvious of the kids back in school, the leaves changing colours and the weather having more of a chilly bite, for some reason at this time of year I always have a craving for Second World War documentaries.
Wards can be confining
A few weeks ago, I found myself out knocking on doors in Tara with an old friend running for deputy mayor in Arran-Elderslie. If you love a good front porch visit, knocking on doors is a really fun thing to do and that night was no exception.
Southampton’s ‘boys of summer’ won big in the 1930s
Our story starts in the “Dirty Thirties,” when factories closed, summer visitors dwindled, and the lamprey eel was the bane of fishermen.
Issues that matter to students
High schools usually have their own sort of community, and in that community there are various different problems. The question is: out of these problems, which issues matter most to the students that live with them every day?
Robots efficient, but lack charisma
It was a tough week for Corey Conners.
Beyond the orange shirt
Orange Shirt Day/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is here, a day for reflection and gathering knowledge about the atrocities that happened to Indigenous People here on Turtle Island, including the residential school system.
