March 12, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

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We are all asked the same questions

Christian Perspectives
Rev. Mary Ranger
This past week we talked a bit in our Bible study about a very obscure place that lies north of the Sea of the Sea of Galilee, near the source of the Jordan River. More...

The ACW vs. the book banners

Angles 'n' Attitudes
William Bothwell

Margaret Atwood is not, as far as I know, a member of the ACW. Anglican Church Women, that is. But, styling herself the Anti-Censorship Woman, two weeks ago she cancelled a scheduled appearance at a Dubai literary festival. More...

Progress

From the Global Classroom
Doug Skeates

In a phone conversation with my son in law in Los Angeles I was asked if I was aware of developments in Brazil. Apparently a very proactive government there is moving the vehicle industry toward complete reliance on ethanol fuel. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Fire destroyed Clark & Hannah grain elevator in Orangeville railyard

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 11, 1909 • Clark & Hannah's fine grain elevator in Orangeville's CPR yards was left a smoking heap of ruins, with the firemen still playing on it Saturday morning. It was about 3:30 p.m. More...

Elman report on children's deaths needs rewrite

With Your Permission
Constance Scrafield- Danby

I would like to comment on the editorial of Thursday March 5th, regarding the recent report released by the Ontario Children's Advocate Irwin Elman, entitled '90 Deaths, Ninety Voices Silenced'. More...

Is art - are artists - a commodity?

There was a workshop this week at the Best Western for artists, about marketing themselves and their art work. More...

As a political leader, Tory was a disaster

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

The late U.S. president Ronald Reagan once quipped that "politics is not a bad profession. More...

Government facing fewer media watchdogs

Queen's Park
Eric Dowd

The good news for Premier Dalton McGuinty and his government as they struggle with an economic recession is that there will be fewer media watchdogs around to scrutinize how they handle it. More...