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Mmmm, Cookies

January 19, 2019September 28, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

Even Premier Doug must bulldoze his way home occasionally and moan, “Karla, I’m afraid I acted like a dictatorial control freak today.”

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Butt Out

January 19, 2019September 28, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Editorial/Opinion, John Swartz, Orillia, Orillia City Hall

We saw the same kind of action on the taxi driver licensing issue – doing because you can, not because you should; using emotional response instead of evidence.

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This week in Art/Culture/Entertainment

January 16, 2019September 28, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts, Arts Column, Entertainement, Geneva, John Swartz, Lance Anderson, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, St. Paul's

shh, don’t tell them I said that, I don’t want to start a pub fight

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Truth in Advertising

January 13, 2019February 2, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Humour, Jim Foster

“Oddly enough no one seemed all that interested, even when I took my shirt off and fanned my armpits …”

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January 9, 2019June 1, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts, Arts Column, Brownstone, Entertainement, Geneva, HCC, Hibernation, Hog N Penny, John Swartz, Jubilee, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OCB, OMAH, Opera House, OSB, St. Paul's

“Did you know there really is a Knights of Pythias fraternity?”

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Tastes Like Turkey

January 6, 2019April 7, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia

“This may be one of those urban legends, like the one about a Canadian Senator who supposedly stayed awake all day.”

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January 2, 2019July 2, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia Arts, Arts Column, Bob Hawkins, Brownstone, Entertainement, Hog N Penny, John Swartz, Leacock Museum, Mariposa Arts, Mariposa Folk, OMAH, Opera House, Pete Sanderson, Ron Hill, Roots North, Xavier Fernandes

“Under different circumstances, maybe we would have been friends, he was the the kind of person I would want as a friend.”

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Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should

August 15, 2018April 7, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Editorial/Opinion, John Swartz, Taxi by-law

ShareOP/ED By John Swartz The taxi industry has been regulated in Ontario and Orillia for a very long time. First

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Going My Way?

May 14, 2018April 7, 2019 Sunonline/Orillia City of Orillia, Editorial/Opinion, John Swartz, Taxi by-law

ShareBy John Swartz Tuesday evening there is a public meeting at City Hall about the draft by-law to regulate and