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February 11, 2010 / Columns

Tell us about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

In my Opinion

Wes Keller

After something like a half-century of writing both news and opinion about everything from community events to murder trials and such as claims investigations, military orders, and zoning fights, etc., in between, I am left with only one certainty: t More...

High time to report statistics in context

National Affairs

Claire Hoy

First, a confession. Your correspondent drinks a lot of pop: caffeine free Diet Coke to be precise. So what, you ask? More...

Dipping Into the Past

Counties sought relief from debenture debt related to 3 railways

125 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 19, 1885 • Dufferin County Council has fixed Dr. Lewis’ salary as jail physician as $100 per annum. More...

Remembering John Buchan

Angles ’n’ Attitudes

William Bothwell

Seventy years ago today, 11th February, 1940, John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada, died in the fifth and final year of his appointment. More...

Fact or Fiction

From the Global Classroom

Doug Skeates

This could also be titled cause and effect. In either case we are expected to believe the ‘experts’. An expression from long ago was “Just give me the facts”. More...

Order of Ontario going to those who deserve it

Queen’s Park

Eric Dowd

Ontario is giving its highest honor more to those who deserve it, but sometimes a name seems to creep on the list by mistake. More...