COLUMN: By the numbers: Vaxxed vs. unvaxxed
At times there have been more people hospitalized with COVID-19 who are fully vaccinated than those who aren’t vaccinated. That truth is very misleading.
It...
COLUMN: Corcoran clan contracts COVID-19
How did you spend your Christmas break? The Corcorans, like a growing number of Chatham-Kent residents, spent it in COVID-19 isolation.
That’s right, we got...
Local dancers strut at Dance the World
With little more than a week to go before a newspaper’s first-ever edition, expect to find editors hard at work, starting early and finishing...
Of rain, frogs, and fine barbecue
How great is the new barbecue? I used it every night of the first week I had it, except Sunday when we were at...
Take part in democracy
Through my last 31-plus years on the planet, I’ve only not voted in one election – the very first one for which I was...
Flash crowd made us all proud
You’ve likely heard of flash mobs, but how about a flash crowd?
That’s exactly what happened on a crisp evening last week at Fergie Jenkins...
Key to a happy family – adding a hot tub … and more cooking!
What does every backyard need after adding a new barbecue? A hot tub!
At least that’s what my wife and daughter told me. “You got...
Rock ‘n’ roll is a vicious game
As many readers know, I am a fan of rock ’n’ roll. Not country, hot hip-hop, not pop, but rock.
Generally, plug in a guitar...
Head into the corn and be a-Maized
Even before television personality Rick Mercer went into the corn in 2008, I was a fan of the Thamesville Maize.
And why not? A 10-acre...
No ’rhoid rage here
About seven years ago, I did a column in another newspaper detailing my colonoscopy experience.
Some folks told me afterwards that the column helped ease...
