Many of us pay our bills with automatic withdrawals, which is OK, as long as you are fairly comfortable with corporations accessing your...

Everyone I know is concerned about health, living longer, but more importantly, living well. Eating right is an important factor in the...

We were doing some strength training in class recently. My mom was discussing a woman whom, many years ago, only did cardiovascular...

Grief is defined as the emotion felt when experiencing the loss of a person or something important to us. Death does not discriminate. It...

The media is abuzz with the devastating wildfires in western and central Canada. Tens of thousands of hectares have been impacted, and...

With borders starting to open up, many Canadian residents will be heading south to the US. Since it has been almost two years, I wanted...

HELEN NICOlAOU, Special to The Standard In anticipation of spring, as always, we all look forward to an outing to the local garden...

I love to read about nature, but every now and then, words jump out at me that make me stop in my tracks. As sometimes, I don’t know what...

Sometimes I think the brains of writers are wired differently than others. Writing notes and keeping myself organized with lists seems to...

My family has a history of being in the printing industry. Both my father and grandfather worked for a newspaper in Limburg (the province...

Summer is in full swing, and we are very pleased to be entering Step 3 of the province’s reopening plan. Effective August 3rd, some...

Ever since that memorable day in July 1969, when I sat glued to the black and white television, watching Neil Armstrong step onto the...

I do all my best thinking when I exercise. Most of the articles I’ve written are done when I’m pedalling on the Arc Trainer. This got me...

I had a conversation with someone a few days ago, and he was really glad interest rates were not going up. I didn’t say anything at the...

Throughout my career as a reporter, I’ve done my absolute best to do my due diligence when working on a story. I try to ask the right...

I think most people are aware, 2021 marks the 150th birthday of Port Perry. I am amazed at the fantastic line-up of things which have...

I will be the first to admit; I haven’t always practised healthy habits! If you’re like me, it’s never too late to improve your health. I...

Since the inception of mobile phones, the way we communicate has certainly changed. I remember the excitement when my first telephone was...

I had just left my house and was driving peacefully along a country road when, suddenly, an alert light flashed on my dash. Not being a...

We seem to be stuck in an endless cycle, because people simply aren’t getting the message about COVID-19 health restrictions. In the...