November 26, 2009 RSS feed / Columns

National Affairs

Globe not trying as hard as they used to

CBS commentator Andy Rooney, famous for his humorous approach to hard truths, had this to say during his "60 Minutes" commentary on November 7, 2004. "I know a lot of you believe that most people in the news business are liberal. More...

Angles 'n' Attitudes

Uneasy sits the Crown?

This month's Canadian tour by Prince Charles and the former Mrs Parker-Bowles who now holds Regan's, that Shakespearean vixen's, title of Duchess of Cornwall, was more important than it seemed. More...

From the Global Classroom

The numbers game

How did we get ourselves into such a mess? We live by numbers but different countries speak a different 'number' language. By a change to the decimal system we conformed to world standards but what's the significance of ten? More...

Equal Billing: V Getting ready for 'Curtain!'

It is part of the magic of theatre that, no matter how chaotic the last rehearsals seem to be, everything comes together as the curtain goes up. Countless are the times when this truth has surprised even the participants. More...

Royal Canadian Legion News

Our Youth Education Officer wishes to thank all the schools and students that participated in the Remembrance Poster & Poetry Competition. The respective schools will be notified of winners for the awards presentation on Sunday Nov 29. More...

With Your Permission

Actually, kids like discipline

In the last few weeks I've had a lot of fun writing about the kids rehearsing and getting ready to perform Theatre Orangeville's Yule season's production - A Christmas Story. More...

Queen's Park

Queue-jumping ingrained in the system

Ontarians are shocked to learn that a privileged few have jumped the queue for H1N1 flu shots, yet quicker service for those who know the right people is as ingrained in the health care system as x-rays and scalpels. More...

Dipping Into the Past

Editor complained of 'cow nuisance' in Shelburne

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 27, 1884 • The supper given by Warden Gillespie to the members of Dufferin County Council and friends in Shelburne on Wednesday evening of last week was one of the greatest social events of the season. More...