Dear Sir: I sent the following letter to the Standard Freeholder but, of course, they did not print it. It seems to me the worst critics of politicians are often those who have never stood for public office themselves. Claude McIntosh, of the Standard Freeholder, often refers to our Premier as theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I love Canada. I love being Canadian. Yesterday was an historic day in our country. I know many of you have seen titillating images of a burning police car or two, and some broken windows, but standing in the midst of the 20,000 + people attendingContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Remember Georges Laraque? He may play in Sweden! That was more surprising than the NHL Draft Friday night. The internet was abuzz with chatter of teams trading down, up, all around. Edmonton was going to trade its entire team and all their draft picks.Continue Reading
World Cup – The Last 16 by David Rawnsley Cornwall ON – And now the fun begins – one-game, winner-takes-all, high stakes poker. No room for errors, no room for mistakes, no extra goals hanging around for the taking, as I might once have said, “this is for all theContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – With the draft hours away there’s a lot of chatter and poo flinging going on. The big buzz is coming out of Ottawa as the Sens seem about to trade away the rights to Anton Volchenkov; while the smart money is on Jason Spezza heading off somewhere,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Local computer store J.L. Computers, 164 Pitt Street in Downtown Cornwall Ontario has some hot Summer specials waiting for you. Whether it’s servicing your computer, upgrading, or simply deciding it’s time for something new it’s never been a better time to drop down and speak with JohnContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – On this week’s edition of the show you’ll hear music by The Art of Noise, Erasure, David Bowie and Laurie Anderson. In the album spotlight: the self-titled solo disc by former Talk Talk vocalist Mark Hollis. And the second hour will feature music from places as farContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Stephen Harper wants to sell you a light house. This one, probably the most famous in Canada is Peggy’s Cove. I visited it once and it’s a beautiful and stunning piece of Canada. LINK The federal government is posting a for sale sign on almostContinue Reading
World Cup – Just Four More Wins! by David Rawnsley Cornwall ON – Yes, if like me, your team has made it into the last 16, then all that stands between them and hoisting the World Cup is another four wins. If your team, like mine, is beginning to showContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Here are your Quick Hits for Thursday June 24, 2010 Steve Martin actually doing Comedy for Just for Laughs! Vatican Blesses Blues Brothers Movie 30 years after! Stephen Harper’s Privy Council Not Following Rules? Eat Local, Advertise Local! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIsEG2SFOvM Did BP Know about Safety Issues on OilContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – As summer returns to Canada, Liberal MPs have scrambled for the exits and fled our capital city. No doubt they will be doing a lot of navel gazing this summer and probably a lot of plotting too. Liberals will have a chance to review their very dismalContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – A earthquake rippled through Eastern Ontario today measuring up to 5.7 on the Richter scale. Reports of goats feeling odd urges and glass shimmering were reported as well as many UFO sightings. We received about 30 emails, phone calls, and Facebook pings and I’m reporting from aContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The St. Columbans Parish Social is happening on Sunday June 27th from noon to 5 PM followed by a 6PM Pig Roast! Admission is only $2 for the Social and the Supper is $15 for adults and $10 for kids. For more information you can call JanetContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – City Council got jiggy with the hospital funding issue in a special meeting Tuesday afternoon. I can understand the anger of many of the councilors. With Surgeries being cancelled due to funding issues; doctors leaving, threatening to leave, or just lower morale, Cornwall has done aContinue Reading
World Cup – Quel dommage! by David Rawnsley Cornwall ON – Did the world want South Africa to win or France to lose? It is difficult to say but the outcome was always in the cards the moment that France went down to 10 men. Already a goal behind, theContinue Reading
Arrests Made in RBC Branch Bombing Cornwall ON – Just five weeks after a brazen firebombing attack on an RBC branch in Ottawa the police have made three arrests. The accused are Roger Clement, 58, Matthew Morgan-Brown, 32, and Claude Haridge, 50. This trio of anarchists appeared in court SaturdayContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – The hockey world is busy. In this cap world the NHL has become the biggest Rotisserie Hockey League in the Universe and that makes for some fun. For long time Roti owners “Cap Space” is a way of life and of course the value of playersContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Happy Birthday Meryl Streep you hot piece o chicken! Ms Streep turns much less than 100 today. The great actress seems to get an Oscar nom every year, and only gets better with age as opposed to say….many of her co-stars over the years. WIKIContinue Reading