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OPINION: What is it about rural living? Moments of clarity for the exhausted

October 25, 2021 by Dan Needles

I have a friend who moved out of the city with his wife 30 years ago to pursue a career as an editor and a shepherd on a small farm near Peterborough. He was thoroughly urban and, I would assume, … [Read more...]

OPINION: The best driver ever

September 30, 2021 by Dan Needles

Just reading in this newspaper about teenage drivers heading out on the road without licenses because the province can’t deal with the enormous backlog in testing created by the pandemic. My own … [Read more...]

Road Rage Comes to Town

September 24, 2021 by Dan Needles

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Last time I picked up a prescription, the poor pharmacist put his hands to his forehead and wailed, “This used to be a quiet little town!” But progress has come to my little rural community since the … [Read more...]

OPINION: The best ideas come from old guys

August 31, 2021 by Dan Needles

Just celebrated my 70th birthday last month. We attach great importance to decades only because of the calculations of some forgotten Byzantine astrologer, not because there is any cosmic significance … [Read more...]

It’s the End of the World … Again

June 22, 2021 by Dan Needles

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Last month, as my kids gathered at the dinner table using FaceTime to celebrate my youngest daughter’s 24th birthday, I heard them all agree there was no point trying to buy a house because the planet … [Read more...]

Who You Gonna Call?

March 31, 2021 by Dan Needles

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I was just reading a piece in the New York Times about how people have been fleeing the city in droves this past year to find freedom from the pandemic. The same thing is happening in our … [Read more...]

No Cause for Alarm

November 24, 2020 by Dan Needles

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Out here on the Ninth Concession, burglars are at work every week among the “view” properties along the top of the hill to the west. Break-ins and car thefts are so common that police no longer visit … [Read more...]

Curiosity House Books: A Reader Profile

November 20, 2020 by Dan Needles

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On the Farm with Dan Needles Photo by Jon Tamlin Edited by Rina Barone I remember the first time I met Dan Needles. He came into the bookstore and within minutes he had engaged the few of us there … [Read more...]

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The Reformation of the Township Dump

In the days of early settlement, towns … [More...]

Learning Curve

Taking the Learning Curve Too Fast

For the past two years, everybody has … [More...]

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Suddenly There Came a Tapping

As a writer I rely heavily on the … [More...]

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Dan Needles Guest Speaker

Dan is frequently asked to speak at conferences and banquets across the country, making us laugh about the old rural community and the way it meets the modern world.....read more

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Latest Posts

  • The Reformation of the Township Dump March 28, 2023
  • Taking the Learning Curve Too Fast November 28, 2022
  • Suddenly There Came a Tapping September 13, 2022
  • Animal Rights in the Laundry Room June 24, 2022

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