Cornwall ON – I’m an odd mix. One of my grand-fathers was a clergyman, a Cantor. A Cantor is a man of song and learning. My other grand-father was a pro boxer as a young man who retired undefeated as my grand-mother would not marry a proContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So now that the 2011 Kinsman Cornwall Lift Off festivities are over it’s time to do a recap. As many of you have either heard or read we covered the issue of predatory radio practices by Corus radio for publicly funded events in our regionContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Don’t you hate gloaters? I know I’m not terribly fond of them. As I read a lot of news. It’s part of the territory; part of the job; part of what I have to do no matter how filtered, jaded, cryptic, and many times innacurateContinue Reading
CFN – Teens are getting a lot of mixed messages about marijuana these days. At school, the teachers, cops, and so called “experts” come in and tell them that marijuana is addictive, that it causes cancer, brain damage, and mental illness, and that the use thereof will inevitably lead toContinue Reading
CFN – Jamie Gilcig probably thinks he is as hip as hip can get, now that he has finally dragged his opinion into the 21st century. But sadly, he still gets it kind of wrong. First off, although “dope” is still an accepted slang term for marijuana, it denotesContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We are living in scary odd times. In the US, where terms like Neo-Con get used a lot, George Bush and his cronies were tossed out after eight years in office. War, an economy nearing Greek like stages; and public dissension probably not seen sinceContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Two very interesting reports have completed recently. The first was the TOP report or 2011 Trends, Opportunities and Priorities Report which focuses on SD&SG, Cornwall, and Prescott Russell and covers an awful lot of ground. It’s insightful and you can get a real snap shot ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Healthcare, Healthcare, Healthcare. There is no issue as important in Canada right now. It’s about our identity; our sovereignty, and frankly it’s about who we are and how we treat each other. It’s also about money and power and when those two get together it can beContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – D’ici 2014, les réductions d’impôts décrétées par les Conservateurs en 2006 auront coûté au public 220 milliards de dollars, soit un manque à gagner de 36 milliards par année, qui se traduit par des coupures dans les services publics. Le gel du budget de fonctionnement des ministèresContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – La pauvreté est une question sociale importante car elle affecte les perspectives de développement des enfants et des adultes. Les gens laissés en marge économiquement ont aussi tendance à être en marge socialement. Certaines personnes sont ruinées du jour au lendemain, pour cause de dettes, de rupture familiale ou àContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Twenty years ago, July 11, 1991 First Nation speakers came together from all over North America to commemorate the events known as the Oka Crisis. It was a time of healing, respect, dignity and a strong path forward. What has happened since then? What has happened lately?Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Low energy Monday has a lot of hot talk about hot issues here in Canada. The Marijuana issue should be back on the hot plate soon as Canada will come up with another law to try and not allow it to be legalized. Abortion is toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m still a rookie in the journalism field. I’m not really a journalist although I portray one occasionally. I’ve not been burdened with some of the hypocritical rhetoric it takes to be a top notch network Newsy. My eyes have really seen a bitContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Apparently I’m a big Ho. Prostitute, whore, seller of words and souls for a few pence occasionally pressed into my tiny corporate hands. A friend was visiting from a foreign land last night and wanted me to show him the sights of Montreal. Seeing as there was thisContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So I get a ping this morning from a voice from the past. She tells me about this event in Montreal, Le Mood, in Montreal, which you can tell from the hot poster above is about Judaism. I’m born Jewish, but have never really practicedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Brigette DePape (Bridgette Marcelle) entered our Canadian history books by a simple act of defiance. It was gorgeous. A simple sign with two words on it. She sacrificed a great job to own that moment of our shared history and gained a National andContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So I sit here, catching up on emails and reading a lot of media buzz. It can be very, very confusing. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty stated that the Senate should be abolished. Others have stated the same thing while Mr. Harper seems to want toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – What is Neo-liberalism? Neo-liberalism is a term used to describe a range of policies and an economic philosophy that stresses international free trade, economic liberalism (more commonly referred to as radical capitalism) and the promotion of such through deregulation of the economy,privatization of industry, liberalization of markets,Continue Reading