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What conclusions might come to mind when the unexplainable occurs?
Not to age myself, but I remember as a youth, distinctly, the lengths to which I, usually with the help of my parents, had to go to conduct research for schoolwork. It usually involved dusting off our volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica
Good day. If you are reading this, it is the same day as yesterday and the day before that, but it is also not the same day at all.
Likely to be forgotten in the rush of life, next Tuesday, Feb. 10, is National Food Day.
Just trying to entertain you, Meet the new boss..., It came from... London
Snow! Snow! Snow!, Killing in the name, Man of the Hour
In what can only be described as a community-forward, winter-positive initiative, The Chaff is pleased to announce a snowraising contest designed to meet local snow needs through civic participation...
The media - hey, some of my best friends are reporters - seems hellbent on doing whatever it can to stoke the flames of conflict between the United States - President Donald Trump and his Führer-worshipping goons...
Sadly, like most people I guess, I didn't pay much attention to the provincial government's decision to radically change Conservation Authorities (CA) until Scott Stephenson's article in The Citizen the week before last.
Get your hands dirty, A shifting narrative, A blizzard by another name
In an era when democracy is often defined by hashtags, heated rivalries and urgent declarations, a small campaign has quietly reminded us what true civic engagement looks like.
It has been a while since I've taken on a tough topic and the reason, frankly, is that I just haven't had it in me. As we at The Citizen work to combat homophobia, racism and the rise of toxic nationalism...
My weekend was dominated by my proofreading duties for the February issue of The Rural Voice (farm readers will get this issue in a couple of weeks).
Some people bring light into a room by entering it; others cause light in a room by their vocation. A perfect example of the latter was William Cecil Thuell, commonly known as Billy.
Before he was shamelessly performing at Donald Trump events, a person in a bad Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costume at his side, Vanilla Ice, also known as Robert Van Winkle...
By now, everyone has heard that The Chaff is, somewhere in the background, working on getting a statue of Betty White built. But maybe not everyone.
As an old man now, after decades watching events from south of the border, I've never witnessed anything like we're currently seeing from President Donald Trump and his followers. And I've seen a lot!
Dedicated readers of this space know me as a card-carrying former member of the video store workforce.
It has been exactly one week since the idea of a Betty White statue was introduced here, and already the community is bracing itself for what can only be described as organized chaos with a hint of civic ambition.
Watching MS NOW program host Rachel Maddow speak about her podcast Burn Order, dealing with the U.S. treatment of California's Japanese population during World War II...
New life, Hiding out in the open, A moment of clarity
With the arrival of winter comes the task of shoveling snow. One chore that most modern householders are spared from is that of creating a route to the little house behind the big house.