Tag: Comment
COMMENT – Film Fatigue
This summer much of our downtown has been taken over by film crews, cameras, lights and action. Also lots of mud, and not from local sources. There have been four productions so far this…
Comment – August 2019
Stay Out of My Kitchen We need to stop politicizing food: it should not be a source of moral superiority. I’m all for choice – I understand picky eaters. Just don’t tell me what…
Comment – July 2019
The day after the Raptors took the NBA Championship title, something else extraordinary happened. Their opponents, the Golden State Warriors, took out a full-page ad in some Toronto newspapers congratulating the Raptors on their…
Children Who Sleep Better Learn Better, Live Better
These days it’s not just parents who are sleep-deprived- kids feel it, too. We recognize the signs of tired children- they are grumpy, sluggish and impulsive. But research tells us that the consequences of…
Comment – It’s About Jobs – May 2019
This weekend, I returned to Fleming College for a visit to the Garden Show. Some things had changed since my retirement four years ago, including a brand new wing. I remember faculty often…
Comment – April 2019
“To the thief who took my anti-depressants – I hope you’re happy.” Just kidding — who can’t help but smile as new evidence arrives each day that this brutal winter is finally going to…
COMMENT – March 2019
Remember the bumper stickers saying “If you like to eat, thank a farmer”? How about this version: “If you like the local paper, thank the advertisers”? Publishing this newspaper takes a lot of work…
Comment – February 2019
Budget time is when elected representatives feel the pressure of reconciling the public wants against the fiscal realities. Very few funding requests they receive are fundamentally unreasonable; but when put into the context of…
Comment – January 2019
Last month, McMaster University published the results of a research study that concluded that your postal code affected your ability to make healthy choices. That someone actually funded such a study is mind-boggling. Of…