September 25, 2008 RSS feed / Columns

Banning handguns a dumb idea

National Affairs

Here's an idea: let's ban crime. Think of the money we'd save. We'd only need to finance a fraction of the police officers we do now; we'd save untold millions on the court system; we could close the jails and penitentiaries; the list goes on. More...

Over Hill and Dale

From the Global Classroom

We lost a close friend a short time ago. Rennie roomed in a London flat with my wife Anne over 50 years ago. When I visited cousins in Britain in 1959 I met them both on a double date. More...

Michael Ingrosso: 'An Ambassador for Italian Food'

"My mother was a chef in Bisticci. She worked for the big houses, the homes of doctors and lawyers to make their meals when they entertained," Michael Ingrosso, owner, chef and manager of Il Corso Restaurant, recalls. More...

Can we lose sight of the path?

Christian Perspectives

As I hiked at Mono Cliffs this weekend, I came across a fellow hiker who was lost, and couldn't find the parking lot. He reminded me of a youth pastor friend of mine whose name is Trevor. More...

Liberals challenged Dr. John Barr in 1908 federal election

Dipping Into the Past

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, September 24, 1908 • Dr. John Barr will have opposition in the October 26 federal election. The Dufferin Liberal Association, meeting in Shelburne's town hall Thursday of last week, selected Orangeville lawyer J. More...

A cross-border look

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Three things seem to draw the ire of those who write letters to the editor. One is the fundamentalist view of 'heaven' and who gets there. I am sure that if some people knew the full requirements they would gladly say "I'm out o' there". More...

Doctors, teachers aided more than poor

Queen's Park

Dalton McGuinty should have been a bank manager — when money is tight, he makes it available to those who already have plenty and ushers others out of the door. More...

La Guerre? No, Monsieur

Basic Black

When the French man the barricades the atmosphere is likely to become festive. William Bennett, New York Times Well, I don't know about you, but I kind of admire the concept of festive non-belligerence in a nation. More...

Mulmur Notebook

Last month we wrote about the MPAC process and how it determines how much tax you pay. More...