Frozen in time
It’s hard to predict the future, though many have tried. No, I am not talking about false prophecies of the end times – I...
And so this is Christmas…
Everyone has a favourite Christmas carol or two. Some are older, religious ones, like “Away in a Manger”, or “Joy to the World”. Others...
The Answer to Everything
From the beginning of human civilisation, we have been trying to come up with the ultimate Answer to Everything: the one statement that would...
New Home in the Sun
by Rachel Everett-Fry, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
“Well, I dreamed I saw the silver spaceships flying, In the yellow haze of the sun, There were...
Taxman
One of the more obvious outcomes of the current pandemic (yes, it’s still here) has been the fear that the world’s economies are going...
Shooting while blindfolded
Last week, a local resident got in touch with me to express a concern that a particular topic which has appeared in the Times...
Shelter from the storm
We’ve been dealing with the new way of life for six months now, and this very strange year has brought out much that we...
In the year 2525
Things change rapidly in this world of ours. Climate change, elections surprises, and so many other things, make one wonder where we’ll be in...
We can work it out
Well, just two weeks into the new decade, and things are becoming really interesting. We could have had a major war in the Gulf,...
Oxy literal morons
What a great time to be an employee right now. So much leverage, so many options, and still too few employers who have a...