March 27, 2008 RSS feed / Columns

In my Opinion

An issue that took 200 years to raise

As a small child in Grey County, I had a knowledge of native Indians that extended only to the fact that several of them had been brought to the Dundalk area to chop down trees on the estate of someone called James Jessiman. More...

Queen's Park

Tory's business experience a mixed bag

John Tory is suggesting that he could run government better because he once ran a cable TV company, but a lot of people will doubt it. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Perspective

Anational newspaper formerly used the slogan "Perspective is everything". Why was it abandoned? More...

Dipping Into the Past

Entrance exams for high school set for late June

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 26, 1908 • Entrance examinations for Orangeville High School will be held at the high school and in the public schools at Shelburne, Grand Valley, Marsville, Laurel, Horning's Mills, Randwick and Rosemont on More...

Senior Spotlight March - Could You Use a Helping Hand?

Last month's Senior Spotlight focused on "Care Options". It offered an overview of the types of care available to Dufferin County residents. At first glance you may have thought "This doesn't apply to me", and this may well be the case. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

On Friday March 28th, The Friday Night Dinner selection will be a Spaghetti Dinner prepared by Guest Chef Richard Flynn and will be served from 5 till 7 P.M. More...

National Affairs

No automatic injustice being done

Prominent U.S. businessman and author Bernard Bailey once quipped that, "When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it." Brenda Martin may be one of them. More...

Basic Black

Paper or Plastic?

Anyone who isn't confused doesn't really understand the situation. Edward R. Murrow I admit it - I'm deeply confused. More...

From the Global Classroom

It's a Small, Small World

Afunny thing happened on the way to the ……. A most familiar opening to any unusual event. We have all experienced unexpected coincidences in life. More...

Orangeville Trustee (Upper Grand District School Board)

Monthly Column Edition: March, 2008

In the federal government's attempt to modernize our country's copyright laws, it must address the educational use of the Internet. More...