Cornwall ON – They say that Politics is a blood sport, but this election seems to be amping up much more so than the usual. As I sift through emails and phone calls today I’m hearing a lot of chatter about the Green Party. While I’m sure Elizabeth MayContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The bell has been rung and the horses have left the gate. All across Canada the daggers are being aimed. It’s beyond partisan politics as well. The reality is that attack ads really do work. Good attack ads work really well. Here is one of theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Dear Jack Layton. First off I want to thank you. As a newbie online newspaper you chose to give me an interview when many other Canadian Politicians snubbed moi, and for that I’ll be grateful. It was also an opportunity to see you in aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As I watch events unfold in Libya it’s like watching the movie Scarface. Oliver Stone wrote the script which was directed by Brian DiPalma and in which Al Pacino will probably be more remembered than for his role in The Godfather. Lines like “Say Hello toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – You asked me for an editorial on the nuclear thing. You know what. I’ve tried a few pages. I am way too angry and mad to write something I can live with. My contempt for Parliament, the Kremlin and The White House is a burden. We gotContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As election rhetoric heats up we are being flooded by ads on TV for Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Like most propaganda it’s pushing a lot of buttons, but is there any substance to this plan? For most Canadians the answer is a resounding no. Sure,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Have you ever had one of those weeks? You know the kind where you feel your on one of those airport motorized walkways, only that’s it’s going faster and faster and you can’t jump off? I guess the choice is to enjoy the scenery and the windContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Egypt, Libya, Algeria, is China next? This weekend protests were reported in China. Economics are the main theme of protests around the world as food and fuel inflation have been hurting people’s ability to survive. Mix in corruption in many countries and you get some veryContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I think it’s time for Cornwall Ontario to return to the Ward system. This isn’t an easy position to come to, but after living here in Cornwall for nearly 8 years and intensely watching city government for three I can see and appreciate the arguement. LocalContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Life isn’t fair. Not sure why anyone expects it to be?? For Jeanne Assam though fairness has reached a new level of low. Jeanne Assam was a volunteer security guard forthe New Life Church in Colorado when a nut bar named Matthew Murray went onContinue Reading
Ottawa ON – The $13 billion budgetary surplus the Conservatives inherited when they took office in 2006 is gone. It has been replaced with a $56 billion deficit, the largest deficit in our history, and the Parliamentary Budget Officer is projecting that the government will add more than $200 billion in new debt byContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Recently the Chamber of Commerce had an initiative to Shop locally like many communities across North America. There are issues for small business all over, but for today’s editorial and questions I’m going to focus here in Cornwall Ontario. Not because it’s better or worse thanContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- So is it time for me to reconsider my position on Michael Ignatieff the Liberals? For those that don’t know I used to be a card holding Federal Liberal, but left after Mr. Ignatieff’s leadership announcement and a certain bewilderment at my local Liberal riding brainContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So I had the ear of a very successful business person this morning. It’s always enlightening to listen to good sound advice and wisdom. We were talking about perception; chiefly others of ourselves and our businesses and how sometimes we can fail to create the perceptionsContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – We made it to our second birthday! Only about 15% of new companies make it to their 2nd birthday and I’m very very proud of you our viewers who have made it all possible. It’s an interesting and eye opening journey this news thing…Since February 9, 2009 theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m very very confused as I write this. The battle to fight the ridiculous decision by the CRTC to allow the big internet providers to charge excess and abusive amounts for band widths are on hold for 60 days. Hurrah! Methinks, or methinks not. TonyContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I get asked about how I started The Cornwall Free News and why many times each month. It’s a funny story, but there were some basic needs I realized a few years back. One was that as markets splintered it became more important for clients toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Living in the North East I can understand why so many people die in February compared say to…April. Life is a gauntlet. I’m 46 as I write this. How many of my friends are no longer here? How many of yours? I have a fewContinue Reading