OPINION -- Most youngsters will eat everything and, as a species, we are everywhere on the eating spectrum. However, it’s much different for autistic children. We are nitpicky about everything, including food.

OPINION -- We are on the cusp of summer, or so it seems to this Outsider. Winter was long and extremely white, the snow piling up like Himalayan ranges along the sides of the roads, the temperature dropping to lows in which only polar bears are happy.

OPINION -- Minden Hills is a small town and everyone seems connected in some way. As a teenager, it sometimes seemed as though my parents had already heard what happened...

OPINION -- Haliburton’s builders have some real concerns about the transfer of responsibility for septic inspections. Changes to the septic inspection program have now put the onus on municipalities...

OPINION -- Imagine watching a horror movie and you’re the main character. That is a night terror. Night Terror, or Pavor Nocturnus, is a parasomnia disorder causing feelings of terror or dread...

OPINION -- I use mine to keep my car in, during winter at least. It also houses a chest freezer and an old table that's stacked high with recycling and stuff that I can't bring myself to throw out ...

OPINION -- I keep a poem hanging on the wall above my computer. It’s there so that, at a glance, I can take in its message and be reminded that I control my fate.

OPINION -- When the National Pond Hockey Championships asked for money last year from county council, Dysart Reeve Murray Fearrey mused if the request, like the competition...

OPINION -- Titanfall is a first person shooter that may put the genre back on the map of the next generation consoles.It is published by Infinity Ward, makers of the tried and true Call of Duty ...

OPINION -- On a recent trip to Florida to escape our just-left brutal winter, I met a woman who had lived there for decades and was now preparing to move back to her home state of New York.

OPINION -- We had a party at the weekend. A celebration of things important, things specific and things in general. We toasted Clark on his birthday and made mention of numerous ...

OPINION -- My niece passed away when she was five years old. It’s not something I like to talk about, nor is it something I share with many people.

OPINION -- What does a child with Autism/Asperger’s look like? Would you be able to tell them apart from other people on the street? Can you identify a person who has diabetes ...

OPINION -- I just bought a new car. Well, not a new one exactly, but a new one to me and a very shiny one at that. It’s great, although I do have to admit to being a little intimidated by some ...

OPINION -- When we launched our new website last month we weren't sure what to expect. In formulating our online strategy we considered two facts: television is an important and powerful ...

OPINION: I knew I was in trouble the moment I put on my shorts. Wait, let me backtrack a little. We’ve had some warm weather the past couple of weeks. It’s been nice watching the snow...

OPINION -- Would that person ask any mother about the chances of their unborn baby having a much more common disorder, say, Down syndrome?

OPINION -- The Sunshine List came out last week. Like most people, I’m always curious – sometimes dubious – about the wages our mandarins are making. With their big six-figure ...

OPINION -- It's no secret we have fewer young people than we should for a community of our size. While most areas of the country have experienced the effects of low birthrates...

OPINION -- How many friends have you got? I don’t have many at all.Some say that it’s because I continually write about local folks in this column...

OPINION -- People often choose to interpret the words ‘shop local’ in the literal sense. To shop local means walking into a local store to shop. It’s that simple.

OPINION -- Rarely have our councils been as speedy and resourceful as they've been these last few weeks when it comes to trying to stop proposed changes to the OPP billing model.

OPINION -- Who doesn’t love Jason Statham? Homefront is a great movie starring Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth. This movie will keep you on...

OPINION -- OK, so first off I must apologize profusely. It seems that by mentioning spring in this column a couple of weeks back I could of – and indeed have – jinxed its onset...