New Perspectives : A Senior Moment – “THE LAST HAYRAH”
Could an old man really replay a long ago wrestling match with a bale of hay? It had been 35 years since I last...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Farmer for a Day”
Actually, it was for only two hours, but it felt like a whole day’s worth of work. Perhaps I should explain.
Two days ago, a...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “A Father’s Soul”
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The complex meaning behind the Crest
The United Church Crest was recently used in the article we published, 'United Church holds Inaugural Meeting for Change' . We thought it would...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “REMEMBERING D-DAY”
It was 1947 and Mrs. G. was proving to be a sullen, uncommunicative Toronto neighbour. As a young child moving with my family into...
MPP clarifies changes to library funding
To the Editor:
I am writing today to clarify recent changes made by our government to library funding.
It is important to note that the Ministry...
A Senior Moment: “Surfin’ the Obits”
Have you heard the tale about a cranky old man who began each day by scanning the obituaries in his morning newspaper before he...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Stringing Words Together”
Earlier this week, I was given the honour of critiquing a fellow writer’s work. In itself, this was not a new experience; over the...
Be tolerant of those who express their ideas says reader
To the Editor:
The silent majority is a strange concept, as if there is a large group of us tied up and gagged. Of course,...
New Perspectives: A Senior Moment – “Church Without a Church?”
Is a church building required in order to “go to church?” Throughout most of its 2000 year history, Christianity has been summoning generations of...
