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Use it or lose it, Fishes and Loaves, A vision of the future
I was surprised, and a little shocked, to see last Sunday that they were marking the 60th anniversary of the famous march in Selma, Alabama. How did I get so old!
As the editorial team here at The Citizen wraps up its work on the "Salute to Agriculture" special issue that will greet you next week, there were discussions about trying to cover the impact that potential tariffs, renegotiated deals, whatever, being...
This week, The Chaff has made a terrible mistake; a miscalculation so severe it could only have been caused by a combination of poor time management, hubris and possibly Dervid Hamson.
Back to basics, Meet the new boss, Protect Ontario, indeed
A word that once struck fear in people was rabies, also known as hydrophobia, as well as "a death too horrible to contemplate". Rabies is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and is almost always fatal.
Last week, much was made by CNNâand The Washington Post about Ryleigh Cooper, a young Michigan woman who was happy to cast her vote for Donald Trump, only to be fired from her position with the U.S. Forest Service...
All at once, the alto sax of unnecessary parentheticals (which, despite being widely regarded as a woodwind instrument, is made of brass, raising the question of whether its classification is a matter of sound production...
As I cast my ballot in last week's election, I spared a minute to think about why I'm glad to be a Canadian (although having a snap election in February was hardly an asset).
Freedom of the press, Lifting the curtain, Elbows up, Canada
There was surprising news recently that, in 2023, some Canadian cities had among the worst air quality in the world, as smoke from the worst forest fires in memory filled the air of southern cities.
There is an old saying that, in springtime, a young man's fancy turns to love. In the Huron County of a few generations ago, that saying could have been that a young man's fancy turns to harvesting...
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Greetings, my fellow Chaff-nadians! As everybody knows, The Chaff is completely committed and definitely dedicated to very real facts, and more importantly, facing them.