• Live better electronic-free
    July 28, 2010
    Former Canadian Olympian Silken Laumann has been campaigning to pry youngsters away from their screens. It seems children are spending an average...
  • Six months after the earthquake
    July 21, 2010
    It has been six months since the devastating earthquake hit the nation of Haiti. Have we forgotten? In the post-World Cup excitement, not to...
  • World Cup soccer opens our eyes to Africa
    July 7, 2010
    World Cup soccer coverage has opened our eyes to a country and continent that have remained unknown to most of us. Our knowledge of South Africa...
  • Let's re-think the summit process
    June 30, 2010
    Tear gas on the streets, riot police facing off against demonstrators, burning cop cars, vandals smashing storefronts to send a message to ;big...
  • A shift in government expenses
    June 23, 2010
    Governments are bracing for a spending crunch of epic proportions in the coming year, as Canada, Ontario, and local municipalities struggle to deal...
  • The price of living beyond one’s means
    June 10, 2010
    Many of us have the somewhat unnerving feeling that the recent financial crisis in Greece could end up being our story a decade or two from now...
  • Spending billions for what?
    June 2, 2010
    The cost of hosting the G8 and G20 summits in Ontario later this month is something everyone should be concerned about. Why? Because it's another...
  • Can we do without it?
    May 26, 2010
    The list of services and achievements presented by Wellington County Warden Joanne Ross-Zuj at last week's Warden's Dinner is impressive. From...
  • 'Lock it or lose it' an unfortunate but necessary message
    May 19, 2010
    The OPP's ;Lock it or Lose It Campaign ; shows just where our society is going. The campaign has a simple message - leaving your...
  • A point well made
    May 14, 2010
    Local MP Michael Chong's plan to reform Question Period is a noble one - but may be doomed to failure. Chong's motion proposes lengthening the...