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October 23, 2008 / Columns

Silence is obsolete

Christian Perspectives

Rev. Susan Wilson

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The planet Mars has fascinated earthlings since our remote ancestors thought they saw blood on it. The three most important things they saw in the sky were the sun, the moon and the red planet. More...

In the end, Dion just didn't have it

National Affairs

Claire Hoy

Tough business, politics. You win in glorious splendor; you lose in brutal ignomy; and either way, it's right out there for the entire world to see. But then again, nobody holds a gun to their heads. More...

Seemed like a great idea at the time

Basic Black

Arthur Black

Idon't ask much from life. I don't expect the stretch limos, flotillas of groupies, or a wallet full of thousand dollar bills to light my Cohiba panatelas. More...

The giant's little buddy

With Your Permission

Constance Scrafield- Danby

Once there was a big, ugly giant, named Giant. He was so big and so ugly that he ate everybody's share of everything. In return for taking almost everything they had, he gave them his ugly little paintings. More...

Charter sought for railway line past Horning's Mills

Dipping Into the Past

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 21, 1883 • A public meeting was held in the town hall at Horning's Mills last Wednesday to devise some scheme by which a railway (the Cascadilla Railway) might be built through the area. Mr. More...

McGuinty's not likely to succeed Dion

Queen's Park

Eric Dowd

Dalton McGuinty is being suggested as next leader of the federal Liberal party particularly on the ground has no baggage, but he would need Joe the Mover to help him switch jobs. More...

Will the real losers please stand up

From the Global Classroom

Doug Skeates

The 2008 election campaign is over. Post chaos analyses continue with journalists quick to point out who lost (and occasionally feeble attempts to identify who won.) They all missed the boat!! The Canadian people lost!. More...