January 28, 2010 RSS feed / Columns

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Curses of Praises?

Christian Perspectives
Maxine McLellan
Much has been said and written since the devastating earthquake that shook the island of Haiti on January 12. More...

Shelburne’s bachelors had third annual ball with supper and dance

Dipping Into the Past 125 YEARS AGO Thursday, January 29, 1885 More...

‘Now, that’s democracy in action, isn’t it?’

National Affairs
Claire Hoy

There’s an old saying that people who live in tin houses shouldn’t toss can openers. Enter Bob Rae, Toronto Liberal MP and former NDP premier of Ontario. More...

Potpourri

Angles ’n’ Attitudes
William Bothwell

That word suggests a miscellany, a mixture of things. That is what this space is today. However, since a pot is a vessel and the French verb ‘pourrir’ means ‘to rot’, a potpourri could mean an unsavoury mess. More...

OImportance of an insignificant tree

From the Global Classroom
Doug Skeates

On a trip to the Philippines I encountered a tree species I had never heard of before. My major interest was protection and preservation of Negros forests, a province in the Visayas Region, hopefully with extension of this ecosystem. More...

Premier opted for experience over youth

Queen’s Park
Eric Dowd

Dalton McGuinty has given a tip of his hat to gray power, which these days is not always the most sought after quality in politics. More...