It has become commonly accepted that we live in difficult times. Kids can’t afford a house, taxes eat up disposable income, and the homeless camps on the edge of town grow steadily bigger. The price … [Read more...]

There is an old joke from the Great Depression: Two hobos are discussing the economy and one says he thinks things must be getting better because he just saw a rabbit and no one was chasing it. The … [Read more...]

It’s the most common phrase we hear on the phone these days: “I don’t know what happened…” The line has disconnected for no apparent reason. So we call each other back and get busy signals until one … [Read more...]

When my wife and I moved here to live full-time on our country property, my neighbour Hughie McKee, the farmer next door, came over to inspect the foundation that the backhoe had just dug to prepare … [Read more...]

It’s getting harder than ever to know what’s happening around here. A couple of months ago, Metroland announced that 70 of its community newspapers in Ontario would be shutting down their print … [Read more...]