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Maryborough 91大黄鸭 held its opening session for 1856 on Jan. 21.聽

鈥淎nd there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.

The best defence is a good offence, they say, so this is my defence for why I placed third-last in my inaugural NFL Pool contest: I had no idea what I was doing.聽

As an illustration for a recent column on Hustonville I used an 1870 letter sent from the post office in that vanished hamlet. This week, I want to take a closer look at that document.

There is an old saying: 鈥淏e careful what you wish for, you may just get it.鈥澛�

Occupying a prominent place at the high point on Geddes Street, St. Mary鈥檚 Roman Catholic Church has been one of the most prominent Elora landmarks since it was built in 1870.聽

Don鈥檛 rush to judgement on this, but every night since Christmas I鈥檝e gone to bed with Geddy Lee, the lead singer of Canadian rock band Rush.

I recently read in a scientific journal that scientists are discovering that from deep in the universe they are receiving radio waves.

I began writing this column from my bed a week ago, propped up with pillows, tucked between my flannel polar bear sheets and my duvet.

Although many us of struggle through the holiday season, January has the distinction of being commonly referred to as, 鈥渢he most depressing month of the year鈥�.聽

The Ontario Temperance Act (OTA), introduced in 1916 as a war measure and made permanent in 1919, encountered difficulties in the early 1920s.聽

It goes without saying that life can be tragic, not unlike what Paul the Apostle had to go through.聽

Monday mornings are sacred to me, much like Sundays are for most.

A few weeks ago a regular reader of this column stopped by with a bundle of old documents. I found one item of particular interest.

You are never going to believe what happened to me just these last few days. Sorry, I suppose I…