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February 26, 2009 / Columns

With Your Permission

Passion and bravery

Constance Scrafield- Danby

Take a few firm planks, a good story and a talented storyteller and you have a tradition that is, at least, as old as humans. It seems we have always entertained each other with the telling of tales. More...

From the Global Classroom

Change, the only constant

Doug Skeates

The world's whale population must have breathed a sigh of relief when the global industrial era evolved, reducing the pressure on the supply of whale oil. Now an even greater sound of joy is emerging as the world shifts its energy requirement. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Dufferin Light & Power started sending electricity to Village of Shelburne

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 25, 1909 • The Dufferin Light & Power Company connected the Shelburne system with the transmission line from Horning's Mills on Thursday evening of last week, and everything seems to be working splendidly. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY MARILYN MURRAY Branch 233, Orangeville

Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Friday, February 27 we will be holding a fundraising Dinner for the much needed Handicap Access Renovation to our branch. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

A good place or no place

William Bothwell

Full page spreads in the national newspapers have announced the opening of Vancouver's Shangri-La Hotel. They started me thinking about imaginary places we like to, you know, imagine. More...

National Affairs

If it's not anti-semitism, it's close

Claire Hoy

In a January, 1860 speech, the great British politician Benjamin Disraeli said, "How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct. More...

Queen's Park

One time a media baron didn't get his way

Eric Dowd

Many stories are being told about Ontario's most revered hockey arena, but no one has mentioned the time a cabinet minister blocked its powerful media-baron owner from adding more lucrative seats and got cross-checked out of his political career. More...

Christian Perspectives

And the Oscar goes to

Rev. Susan Wilson

Sunday February 22 was the golden night for movie makers, movie stars and movie fans. The whole night is hype from the red carpet arrivals to the tributes to each nominee to that final hold your breath moment before the winner is announced. More...