When I was a kid, my family played board games, though not often. Mostly we played outside—building forts in trees and in the hay, and we spent a great deal of time catching frogs. There were a few marathons of “Monopoly,” where I never seemed to be much of a […]
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With winter looking like it will be hanging on for a while, it’s time to revisit the impacts of harsh weather on any cattle you plan to transport this season. Winter truck travel can induce hypothermia—a severe reduction in deep body temperature that can cause death. Temperature fluctuations of more […]
If you’ve been following this column over the past couple of weeks, you know that I’ve been down in Florida preparing for the FLW Tour bass tournament I’m fishing this weekend at Lake Okeechobee. Our official practice started Sunday after the lake was off-limits to tournament anglers for the past […]
As hard as it is to believe, we’re just about a year away from the opening ceremonies of the 22nd Winter Olympics, which will be held Feb. 7, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Granted, preparations have been going on for a long time over in Sochi since it was awarded the […]
In what may serve as the early political shocker of 2013, Alison Redford’s Conservative government in Alberta announced last month that it would collect $6 billion less than expected this year from oil and gas royalties while running their fifth-consecutive yearly budget deficit in a row. How can this happen […]
Centenarians fascinate me. Think about it–they were alive before the airplane was invented, when refrigeration was an icebox with a large block of ice, when butter was churned instead of bought from the grocery store, and when driving a car 15 miles an hour was speeding. I have great respect […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo The following is the conclusion of a two-part article on feeding straw to help extend rations: An alternative to processing is to feed the different roughage sources on alternate days. With enough feeder space, all of the cows will be able to consume their […]
For nearly a century veterans’ groups have been playing a historic role in the development of Canadian society. Unfortunately, in a long era of government expenditure reductions and shrinking membership Royal Canadian Legions are now muddling through difficult financial times. I think the time has come for us to give […]
More than a year ago, I wrote of my enjoyment of having an e-reader. I still enjoy it very much. The advent of e-books has had a lasting impact of book paper producers around the world as readers have adopted this new technology. People have claimed that electronic books will […]
It certainly is a welcome relief to have some milder temperatures returning to our district, though it does still sound like we could have a couple of cold nights later in the week. It seems Mother Nature has to throw us a few cool ones so that we stay on […]
On Saturday, provincial Liberals picked Don Valley West MPP Kathleen Wynne as their new party leader—and Ontario’s 25th premier once she officially is sworn in (likely sometime this week). I would like to congratulate her on her hard-fought win. Ms. Wynne inherits a very difficult situation from her predecessor, Dalton […]
I should probably get my two cents’ worth in about Lance Armstrong. Not that he is of any consequence in my life or in your life, but just watching (or rather trying not to watch) the huge carnival and fiasco about his confession, his coming clean about being a cheater […]
