(By Pauline Kerr) The past couple of weeks have brought a flurry of news items that include interviews with various retired highranking American diplomats and politicians. To read the entire … Continue reading Threatening another nation’s sovereignty is no joke →

(By Pauline Kerr) The trade war the United States declared has had some unexpected results already, not all of them bad. To read the entire article online, click here to … Continue reading Surviving the trade war will take more than flag-waving →

(By Pauline Kerr) Ontario has a new government. Although it may look a lot like the old one, there are profound differences. To read the entire article online, click here … Continue reading One of these things is not like the other … →

(By Pauline Kerr) Midwestern Ontario “got discovered” during COVID-19. City residents saw the silver lining as business and industry adjusted to the reality of the pandemic – technology allowed them … Continue reading Health care matters to rural Ontario residents →

(By Pauline Kerr) Feb. 14 has just passed, and some of us are still enjoying chocolate goodies and special treats from our sweethearts. To read the entire article online, click … Continue reading Honouring St. Valentine – poetry, chocolate and CPR →

(By Pauline Kerr) Despite the talk about the wonderful history of friendship between Canada and the United States, most of us in this country would be hesitant to sing an … Continue reading No more affectionate ‘Irish Eyes’ duets →

(By Pauline Kerr) The big question when government bodies large and small set their annual budgets is how to make a tax increase palatable – or at least unlikely to … Continue reading Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes? →

(By Pauline Kerr) Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc? To read the entire article online, click … Continue reading Ontario voters face a ‘perfect storm’ →

(By Pauline Kerr) Desperation makes people do crazy things – like driving for miles in a snowstorm, and standing in a lineup, outside, in the snow, that snakes around the … Continue reading Finding answers to the rural health-care crisis →

(By Pauline Kerr) For at least the past couple of years, a space alien listening to all the talk about Justin Trudeau would probably have thought the man had horns … Continue reading Blame it on Trudeau … →