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January 14, 2026

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Outstanding in His Field

You might be from the country if …

Last Thursday, Jan. 29, after supper Jeannie noticed that I had a fever and was not too “bright” (even worse than normal.) When I tried

When the going gets tough

“When the going gets tough … the tough get going.” While WWII was devastating the world, 1939-1945, everything got pretty tough for all the people

Long term planning

The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland

Choices

“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some

The politics of food

During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care,

2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when

Time to think back

The U.S. election results — a hoax? COVID-19 ­— a hoax? Climate change — a hoax? Are these the same group of people? Now that

Talking over the fence

When I was a kid in the 1950s, it was common for my dad to stop and give the horse a rest beside the line

Be there

Everyone is important. When the clocks changed back an hour to standard time, the farmers were the first to be reminded by their animals that

A shot across the bow

This was really what happened in the days when a country with the best navy ruled the seas and often held control of the world.

You might be from the country if …

Last Thursday, Jan. 29, after supper Jeannie noticed that I had a fever and was not too “bright” (even worse than normal.) When I tried to stand up, I realized that my balance had deteriorated quite quickly too. My son

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When the going gets tough

“When the going gets tough … the tough get going.” While WWII was devastating the world, 1939-1945, everything got pretty tough for all the people in our world. While factories that produced for both domestic use and exports were being

Read More »

Long term planning

The big question is, how long is long? Last week, the city of Ottawa announced its willingness to release several hundred acres of prime farmland from the green belt for development and housing. The green belt is a large belt

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Choices

“I’ve made choices.” This old song by George Jones has taken on a greater meaning this year. Some good like your partner in life. Some not so good, and we have all made a few of those. Our diet, only

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The politics of food

During everyday chit-chat, we seldom associate politics with food. When an election or just hot political topics arise, we are assured that jobs, health care, education, national defence and the state of the economy will be at the top of

Read More »

2020 a success?

Without a doubt 2020 has been the most trying year in the life of everyone living today. This is also the time of year when people reflect back on the year that is almost gone and take stock of how

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Time to think back

The U.S. election results — a hoax? COVID-19 ­— a hoax? Climate change — a hoax? Are these the same group of people? Now that I have your attention, let’s look a little closer. The U.S. election involved recount after

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Talking over the fence

When I was a kid in the 1950s, it was common for my dad to stop and give the horse a rest beside the line fence and our neighbour would do the same. This was not only appreciated by the

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Be there

Everyone is important. When the clocks changed back an hour to standard time, the farmers were the first to be reminded by their animals that they were an hour late bringing feed, starting the milking and all other farm chores

Read More »

A shot across the bow

This was really what happened in the days when a country with the best navy ruled the seas and often held control of the world. When an intruding ship was infringing on the sea close to another country, a cannon

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