A Senior Moment – ‘Travellin’ by Thumb’ – part two
Philadelphia proudly describes itself as the “City of brotherly love.” While this familiar slogan unintentionally leaves out half of its population, it is also...
A Senior Moment – “TRAVELLIN’ BY THUMB”
An interesting article in last month’s MacLean’s Magazine reawakened some long-forgotten memories of my reckless youth. Peter Shawn Taylor (“Thumbs Down”, August, 2018), evoked...
A Heartfelt ‘Thanks’ to the United Way of Bruce Grey
To the Editor:
As the new school year gets underway, Bluewater District School Board would like to express our thanks and deepest appreciation to the...
A Senior Moment – “SPEAKING THE TRUTH IN LOVE”
Most regular churchgoers have a favorite Bible story or verse. Obvious choices include the poignant drama surrounding the birth of Jesus in that Bethlehem...
A Senior Moment – “A Hand Out or a Hand Up?”
John was 14 years old, had lived all his young life in subsidized “Ontario Housing,” with the family’s basic needs provided since his birth...
Trump and … Bruce County
I met a resident on High Street in Southampton recently. He is a reader of the Saugeen Times. He asked me if I had...
Op-Ed by MP Larry Miller: No leaders have been perfect
Dear Editor,
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said: “We are not the makers of history, we are made by history.”Perhaps now, more than ever, these...
Serendipity – a strange thing
Serendipity is a strange thing and the word itself has been deemed one of the 10 most difficult English words to translate.
It can mean...
A SENIOR MOMENT – “FAREWELL TO WELFARE?”
On July 31, the Ontario Government announced it would be scrapping the Guaranteed Basic Income program (G.B.I) which had been implemented on a trial...
A Senior Moment – “LOOK AT ME!”
“Grandpa, Look at me put my head under water.”
“Grandma, watch what I can do on my rope swing”
“Grandpa, come and see me hit the...
