March 26, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

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With Your Permission

Slow down for once and get it right
Constance Scrafield- Danby
The whole nutsy business of the Internet is becoming a virtual tornado and a dangerous one at that. More...

From the Global Classroom

The dying art of conversation
Doug Skeates

The most important aspect of any form of public medium has been generating subsequent conversation. Unfortunately T.V. has become primarily entertainment rather than a provider of information. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Farmer armed himself for war he saw coming between Grits, Tories

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 25, 1909 • On the complaint of some neighbours, Constable Hemphill went out to Osprey Township on Sunday and brought in James Fachnie, a farmer who at times is of unsound mind. More...

Toastmasters! Do away with shyness

By CONSTANCE SCRAFIELD-DANBY Columnist

Paul Repka, entertainer and banjo player, was the M.C. for this New Year's First Night in Orangeville. Since he's normally a quiet and shy person, it would have been unthinkable for Paul to play this role earlier in his life. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY MARILYN MURRAY Branch 233, Orangeville

Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Friday, March 27th will be Pork Roast Dinner from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Members and Guests Welcome! Join us for our Weekly Saturday Darts on March 28th cost will be $4 per person. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Revolution, devolution, evolution
William Bothwell

The Honourable Gary Goodyear has not been having a good year. He is the Member of Parliament for Cambridge ON and federal Minister for Science and Technology. More...

National Affairs

Conservatives have a chance at future success
Claire Hoy

It's already begun. More...

Queen's Park

PC return to Harris era fraught with risks
Eric Dowd

The big debate among Ontario Progressive Conservatives is whether the party should return to the far right in choosing a leader, but they should tread lightly. More...

Orangeville Trustee (Upper Grand District School Board)

Monthly Column
By Bob Borden

Earlier this month, the Fraser Institute, an ideologically conservative "think tank", released it rankings of Ontario public schools. Their excuse was "to help parents chose where to send their children." What an incredibly misleading statement! More...

Christian Perspectives

Attitude of the Heart
Rev. Gord Horsley

This is the time of the year the body of Christ rejoices over what our King, the Lord Jesus, did for us over 2000 years ago by dying on the cross for our sins and rising again on the third day which gives us hope. More...