Bill Davis is gone—and everything is different
For about 30 minutes on a recent late afternoon the Ontario Legislature became the kind of place that ordinary people deserve and expect...
Oct 31, 2022
Election 2022: Big issues but little interest
We are on the eve of what is arguably the dullest municipal election in the history of Kingston at a time when the city is in...
Oct 17, 2022
I’ll choose grumpy over angry any day
As a child, I wondered why old people walk funny. Today, I know that it’s because they are riddled with arthritis and waiting many months...
Sep 26, 2022
Only time will tell about Charles and Pierre
I am not a gloom and doomer but I must say that it becomes increasingly difficult to be optimistic these days as we grieve the loss of a...
Sep 16, 2022
Life without Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth has been part of my life for as long as I can remember and her passing feels like a death in the family. In many ways for...
Sep 8, 2022
Where have all the doctors gone?
One man’s personal story this week about trying to get medical help and the subsequent outpouring of similar “horror stories” from the...
Aug 31, 2022
The nerve of this woman !
The world is going to hell in a handbasket of fires, drought, floods and crazed people. Meanwhile, here in Canada. we have our knickers...
Aug 19, 2022
Pope Francis has his hands full!
We were always taught that in polite company there are two subjects to avoid---religion and politics. It’s probably good advice for the...
Aug 12, 2022
Canada---no more Mr. Nice Guy? Pity.
To consider recent vandalism at two local schools as childish pranks is like whistling past the graveyard. When will we acknowledge that...
Jul 21, 2022
Who wears the skirts in this country’s military ?
Some days you just don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Most days I do both. A recent example: For years, our Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)...
Jul 13, 2022
