• I'd rather fight than switch
  2008/11/19
  I still find it hard to believe, but last weekend, I actually considered changing teams.

  No, I'm not talking about abandoning the Leafs. Not ...

• Two trips to the bathroom at night? This must be my lucky day
  2008/11/18
  This is my lucky day. It started with only having to get up twice in the night to go to the bathroom instead of three or four times. Then, at ...
• History was made on both sides of the border
  2008/11/10
  Today is Remembrance Day, a day to reflect on the heroic efforts of men and women in pursuit of freedom here and abroad.

  How fitting it was last ...

• Hospitals are more confusing than they used to be
  2008/11/10
  Visiting someone in a hospital is not the simple process it used to be, as a friend and I found out when we decided to visit two other friends who ...
• The future is looking brighter
  2008/11/05
  The world was watching Tuesday night as Americans made the historic decision to elect the first African-American president of the United States. ...
• If I only sold my brainâ?¦
  2008/11/05
  I am driving my kids to some activity, or another, which is an activity for me that seems to take up exactly 73 per cent of my life lately.

  I just ...

• We will never forget
  2008/11/05
  I want to thank you, the voters of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, for showing your confidence by re-electing me on Oct. 14 as your member of ...
• Golden years don't feel like a golden age
  2008/11/03
  The word "golden" is used to describe something of superlative quality, like "Golden Years" and "The Golden Age of Radio....
• Justice system needs changes for safety's sake
  2008/10/30
  Concerned residents of Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock often ask me why our province doesn’t do more in order to protect innocent victims from crime ...
• A Halloween curse...I mean, verse
  2008/10/30
  

  The kids have come up with disguises that scare,
  Trying for a look that their parents can’t bear,
  My son is a ghoul, who is without a ...

• Home is where the concrete isâ?¦
  2008/10/23
  I played tourist in my own hometown this weekend. I brought my little family to the Big Smoke, and we saw all of the big sights. We even climbed the ...
• It's time to put a little faith in the SIU
  2008/10/20
  The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) just cleared Kawartha Lakes Police of any wrongdoing in connection with the death of a man ...
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  2008/10/20
  It used to be said of women that you can't live with them and you can't live without them. No doubt such a statement would be considered ...
• How can the Federal Government improve how it works with the City of Kawartha Lakes?
  2008/10/15
  The relationship between municipalities and the federal government is an important one and there has been real progress made over the past few years ...
• Discovery Gala's laughter brightens up the United Way campaign
  2008/10/14
  Standing in the hallway at Fleming College, I could hear the laughter from all angles. Ladies belly-dancing for the first time under the stairs ...
• The truth is in their hands
  2008/10/09
  I watched the debate last week. No, not the one where the Alaskan avoided every question, and actually looked good doing so; though I hear that one ...
• Employment for young people - the fight continues
  2008/10/01
  Ontario is struggling with major economic challenges. Small businesses, which comprise more than 98 per cent of all businesses in the province, are ...
• 'Life was never meant to be a hard, soul-destroying grind'
  2008/09/30
  Six-forty five a.m. Oh no! I overslept. If i hurry I can still get back on schedule, but there's no time to waste. First, dogs and cats have to ...
• Notes on a scandalâ?¦ How many?... Scandalous!
  2008/09/26
  It is election time, and the air is blue (and orange) with scandal.

  For those of you who have been too absorbed in the Palin pandemonium down ...

• Underwear: A progression from unmentionables to intimate apparel
  2008/09/26
  Do you remember raspberry vinegar? It was a popular summer refreshment favoured by ladies when I was a child, but I never tasted it. I got lemonade ...

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