October 18, 2007 RSS feed / Columns

Reflexion

Angles 'n' Attitudes

The word is now usually spelled 'reflection'. There is no verb 'to flect', so how can one re-flect? The verb 'to flex' means 'to bend'. Therefore, to bend or turn the mind to something past should, surely, involve the noun 'reflexion'. More...

McGuinty won the election, but not respect

Queen's Park

Premier Dalton McGuinty has won everything in an election except respect. MThe Liberal premier has a second successive majority government, which is rare in Ontario, and vanquished the leaders of the opposition parties so they are as good as gone. More...

Be Prepared (2)

From the Global Classroom

Resilience is the key word to the survival of mankind. "Be prepared", a saying we drummed into our young people during their early boy scout days It is a concept we generally employ after the fact. More...

Going back to going back to school

With Your Permission

I remember feeling really odd the first autumn of my life that I did not go back to school. It is such a heavy ritual every year, with the new clothes, maybe a pair of shoes, books, paper, pens and so forth. More...

Apathy the rule, not the exception

National Affairs

For weeks leading up to Premier Dalton McGuinty's majority electoral victory, Elections Ontario sponsored a series of clever radio ads designed to convince more Ontarians to vote. The strategy failed. Miserably. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Man who admitted to swindling 2 banks faces new charges

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 17, 1907 • William Hanlon, who swindled the Bank of Commerce and Sterling Bank in Orangeville out of $200 and $100, respectively, and who was arrested at Schomberg on Saturday, Oct. More...

Being Love

Heart to Heart

When I appear in the doorway the baby breaks into a brilliant smile and throws open her arms. The baby reminds me with her every action that life begins as love. More...