December 13, 2007 RSS feed / Columns

Whodunits

In the run-up weeks to Christmas it was once all but mandatory either to purchase the Grand Double Number of The Strand Magazine that often carried a new tale from 222B Baker Street, or to order a gift subscription for a whodunit fan. More...

Not all older politicians are 'over the hill'

Ontario's cabinet ministers have been given clear warning that when they get too old, they'll be out of the door. More...

Keeping the Home Fires Burning

The impending global crisis of diminishing oil supply (The Long Emergency), noted in previous articles, will eventually be felt inside our front doors. More...

Sad, but not surprising

It was sad to read about the Mounties beating up Robert Dziekanski, but not surprising. More...

Dipping Into the Past

'Fence builder,' 65, found frozen to death near brother's farm

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 12, 1907 • James McDonald of Erin, who made his home in the Shelburne area for many years and was known as "Jim McDonald, the fence builder," was found dead near his brother's farm at Erin a few days ago. More...

Your Weekly Chuckle ..

In business, you can be on the right track, but if you don't move fast enough you'll still be run over. More...

Latimer deserves to stay in jail

Here's a question: if Robert Latimer really believes he did nothing wrong when he locked his disabled 12-year-old daughter Tracy in the family car and gassed her death, why did he try to cover it up when he did it? More...

December 10th

Monday, December 10th:An old friend just left his wife's Christmas stocking at the store. He doesn't need it any more. He's moving to a strange town, a retirement home. He can't drive any more, which means he can't golf or visit. More...