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October 29, 2009 / Columns

Christian Perspectives

What is it to be spiritual?

Rev. Edward Bellsmith

Last week I had the most incredible experience. I met William Paul Young, author of the runaway best seller 'The Shack'. I listened as he spoke about the development of the book out of his own life experiences. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

A talented, unhappy man

William Bothwell

Andrew Horrall, an archivist and writer, has just published (McGill - Queen's University Press) a biography of Alan Jarvis, sometime curator of the National Gallery of Canada. More...

National Affairs

We should all be appalled with the Liberals

Claire Hoy

Remember when Premier Dalton McGuinty took over from Tory Ernie Eves and couldn't stop ranting about the fiscal "disaster" of the Eves-Mike Harris years? More...

From the Global Classroom

Turning (Elbow) Grease to Water

Doug Skeates

It is satisfying to read about people improving their lives by personal effort or in other words picking themselves up by the boot straps. More...

Trustee Column: October 2009

By Bob Borden Chair and Orangeville Trustee, Upper Grand District School Board

Regular readers to this column will know that I tend to "harp" on several recurring themes: budget, transportation, and provincial issues. Well, I actually have some good news that affects all three; what a pleasant surprise! More...

Healthy Foundations

Interesting facts on Sleep

By Anthony Fenench

The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and concentration lapses. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

BY TINA MORRELL Branch 233, Orangeville

Youth Education Officer is reminding everyone that the Poster & Poetry Competition is underway. This is normally done through their respective schools, but entries will be accepted at the Legion directly. More...

Meagre Musings

Bidding adieu to Garth Turner

Dan Pelton

One thing can be said about our dearly departed, wannabe Liberal MP Garth Turner. He certainly has a flourish for the grand exit. Mr. More...

Queen's Park

Plenty of changes in the front benches

Eric Dowd

One way to identify who matters most in the Ontario legislature is where they sit, and MPPs have shuffled around between seats a lot lately. More...

Dipping Into the Past

CPR passenger trains in head-on collision south of Orangeville

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 30, 1884 • The ballot to be used for voting in Dufferin today on the Scott Act requires those desirous of voting to make a mark in the form of an X after the words — "For the Petition" for those who w More...