John Epstein

John Epstein is a former, 25-year Orillia business owner who left southern Ontario for the north years ago, and has never been back. He is now a freelance writer, whose column will appear monthly in OrilliaMatters

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Recent Work by John

COLUMN: Is it hockey fever or the 'Canadian variant?'

Columnist followed his team and his heart all across the country in search of junior hockey's Holy Grail ... and he left his mark in each place he visited

Oct 28, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

COLUMN: 'Chance' encounters may happen for a reason

Simple mosquito is 'remarkable' and 'the incomprehensible operational interaction between it and the brain ... baffles scientists still,' muses columnist

Apr 29, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

COLUMN: Calling Rogers 'dis'-service line is akin to Hell

'Spending a weekend with 1-800-Rant-and-Rage, while failing to fix (the issues), is horribly horrific,' notes columnist after less-than-ideal experience on the phone

Mar 25, 2023 12:45 PM Read more >

COLUMN: Black History Month conjures mystifying memory

A letter sent to the president, a 1961 Lincoln penny and the return mail from the White House was part of a unique journey for columnist

Feb 25, 2023 12:00 PM Read more >

COLUMN: The sport of philately

'Sports fandom is a precarious pastime, fraught with the risk of emotional trauma and rife with fair expense,' says columnist

Jan 28, 2023 12:38 PM Read more >