July 2, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

Meagre Musings

Thus spoke the Mad Atheist

One of the few joys I have in life is sitting on the patio at the Winchester Arms and engaging in lopsided debate with my friend, the Mad Atheist. The Mad Atheist is a voracious reader, a meticulous researcher and a skilled debater. More...

National Affairs

Will 'Right for Ontario' really be right?

Now, we'll find out. More...

From the Global Classroom

Waste(d) Opportunities?

Waste is a toxic element in our society. We thought this poisonous element had been dealt with years ago. Deep land fill. Dump our garbage in an open pit mine near Kirkland Lake. Nope! Too much danger of leakage into Ontario's water systems. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Watch for our lineup of events - Don't miss out! Our Barrier Free Access Campaign is ongoing and we are still accepting donations. More...

Christian Perspectives

'Holy days' - a season of growth in faith

Weather permitting, summer has finally arrived and the vacation season is about to begin - at last! From the time of the ancient Israelites, the Christian faith tradition has viewed rest as a holy obligation. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Living with the number 7

There are those who think that there is a special relationship between certain numbers and certain people. This space holds no such numerological views and no opinion about what either mathematicians or mystics think to be perfect numbers. More...

Queen's Park

McGuinty's support for Caplan a mystery

If Ontario's Health Minister, David Caplan, was a doctor, he would surely be barred for malpractice. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Lord Dufferin gave his permission for new Dufferin County crest

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 1, 1909 • Dufferin County is to have a crest and motto of its own. More...