Opinion Columns

It was a black pickup truck on Kent Street in Lindsay, with a sticker affixed to the back window that… Continue reading “Nostalgia vs. Reflection”

There’s a small chance that long-time readers of this page might remember me talking about Peter Wohlleben’s 2016 book The… Continue reading “Knock on wood, but we’re usually better together”

In March, my family and I experienced this year’s much anticipated basement flooding. As winter’s record-breaking snowfall was much like… Continue reading “In this together”

I chose to vote on the first day of advance polling on Good Friday last month. My plan was brilliant:… Continue reading “I’m glad that’s (not) over”

I am writing this column at the end of March, during the monumental ice storm. Jack Frost’s parting shot has… Continue reading “Becoming a better human”

A truly fickle funny beast. Something we’re often terrified of. The fear of it is grilled into us. To fail… Continue reading “The other ‘F’ word”

I popped in to see my parents the other day and was proud to see them displaying an ‘Elbows Up’… Continue reading “Elbows up: We will win, no matter the cost”