December 18, 2008 RSS feed / Columns

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In my Opinion

Whither the nutrients?
Wes Keller
As a lad raised on a farm, I stared out my front window in Orangeville in disbelief last month as I observed residents scurrying about with their rakes to fill compostable bags with grass clippings and leaves to be sent to the county composter. More...

Meagre Musings

A column clarified
Dan Pelton

In a recent column, I wrote against what I saw as a systematic demonization and character assassination of Orangeville Council by individuals I saw as pursuing personal agendas while protesting the recent honouraria increases Council had voted itse More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Dickens and Christmas
William Bothwell

This month, when "the vile contagion of the night" (to quote Shakespeare's Portia, wife of Brutus) begins before five o'clock in the afternoon and when even the most tolerable television programming is interrupted abruptly and frequently by repetit More...

Basic Black

Take this name and Chev it

The aquarium is gone. Everywhere, giant, finned cars nose forward like fish; a savage servility slides by on grease. Robert Lowell There is the Sting Ray, of course. And the Marlin. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Councillors refused to take action on bid for women's suffrage

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, December 20, 1883 • At its last meeting, Shelburne Council refused to take any action on the communication of Jessie McEwen, president of the Woman's Suffrage Association, asking the council to petition the Ontario More...

Christian Perspectives

Keep hearts, spirits open
Rev. Barbara Moulton

A few weeks ago I went to the Christkindl Market at Kitchener City Hall. I had a lovely day with my two daughters as we viewed the handcrafted items and enjoyed the music and food provided. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY MARILYN MURRAY Branch 233, Orangeville

We wish to thank the Clorox Company of Canada for their donation to the Barrier Free Access Campaign. Branch 233 appreciates your support to this ongoing Campaign. More...

National Affairs

One of the most humane societies?
Claire Hoy

The late American politician and diplomat Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. More...

Queen's Park

One less step now toward a 'nanny state'
Eric Dowd

Dalton McGuinty has hit a bump in the road in his drive to bring in new laws aimed at protecting people, and he now needs to spend a little time protecting himself. More...

From the Global Classroom

A Different kind of Christmas
Doug Skeates

There is time to think when one is lying in bed, far from the computer, far from the piles of paper that I call my office, and even farther from Orangeville. More...

Tips on saving the environment from your house

By Carley Lagerquist

There are plenty of little steps that people can take at home to help save the environment. While the eco-footprint of each step is small, thousands of people doing the same thing can make a difference. More...