Pop 89: City Rubes
I’ll admit there are days when I’d like to walk to the coffee shop on the corner of College and Yonge and people-watch from the window seat overlooking one of Toronto’s busiest crosswalks.
Check It Out: Is Canada helping their allies
The humorous line said, “My employer told me not to think of him as the boss; rather, think of him as a friend who is never wrong.” Perhaps this applies as our Prime Minister met with Germany’s chancellor…
Chatterbox: Harvest Edition and more
You will notice quite a change to your newspaper this week. We have combined elements from our three weekly community newspapers to bring you this special Harvest Edition!
Check It Out: No exaggeration needed
Occasionally you may find a news headline that is unintentionally funny, such as this one found in England’s Daily Echo. “Stolen prosthetic arm discovered in a secondhand shop”.
Growing Through Grief: All the Firsts
One of the toughest things I have found in dealing with my grief is facing all the firsts. When people talked about the firsts, I don’t think I ever really understood.
Pop 89: I Am Not A Bad Ass
I don’t want to be a bad ass. Nor do I have any desire to have my work seen as kick ass. And I don’t need balls. Nor do I feel the urge to tell certain people to grow a pair.
Check It Out: Fertilizer happens. Deal with it!
I saw a mug with the words “Fertilizer happens. Deal with it!” Lately farmers are dealing with a new government policy to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer by 30 percent below 2020 levels, by 2030.
Pop 89: False eyelashes at VM Grocery & Liquor
When I just can’t get my mojo working in the morning, I schlep over to Val Marie Grocery and Liquor to bother Jody, the owner.
First, they attacked energy. Now, they attack agriculture.
Canada’s radical-left has been focused on destroying Canada’s oil and gas industry for the last 7 years, but it is now clear they plan to use the same tactics to destroy Canadian agriculture.
Pop 89: Garden in the sky
“We come from the stars, you know,” I say to my friend Page as he begins setting up his camera to take pictures of the night sky. Nowhere have I lived where the sky is so dense with starlight.
Check It Out: Rewards of negotiating with a 2-year-old
The man was asked, “So can you tell me what makes you qualified for the position of hostage negotiator?” The man replied “I have a 2 year old.” He was hired.
Penton: Money making noise in world of sports
If you have a child and like money, groom him or her to be a sports star. Sports is where you’ll find the real loot.
Pop 89: Campfire Lore for Future Campfires
“That’s the third time that cop’s been down this road,” says Avril as we watch the dusty SUV roll by while we devour burgers on her back deck.
Check It Out: Are food shortages man made?
The couple opened their door and discovered a cow had been delivered to their front door. The wife explained to her husband, “I joined one of those sites where they send you fresh ingredients…
Kurek: The Conservative Leadership Race
The ongoing Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Leadership race has gained high national interest due to a whole host of reasons.
Penton: Sports has its share of jerks
Baseball manager Leo Durocher is famous for his ‘Nice guys finish last’ quote, but he’s wrong, of course. Sidney Crosby’s a nice guy and he’s won a couple of Stanley Cups.
Re-Energize Yourself
Summer usually brings a renewed sense of energy and enthusiasm. However, there may be many people feeling quite the opposite right now.
Check It Out: Reclaiming what is ours
If a modern version of the classic children’s story, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” were written today, one of the bears might say, “Someone’s been using my phone…
Pop 89: I Hear A Melody
Tuesday witnessed another funeral in our little community. This time we said goodbye to someone far too young.
Penton: Henderson a Canadian hero 50 years ago
It was all over Facebook and Twitter: June, 2022, was exactly 50 years since the break-in at the Democratic Party’s headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington…