Cornwall ON – Pat Finnerty tonight proved that when a city spends $150 million plus dollars in a year perhaps pinching on those that make the decisions how to spend those dollars and tax its citizens is penny wise pound foolish. An example if you may. Imagine a councilContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So as I’m twisting and turning through the maze of campaign platforms and election issue it’s sparking more and more thought about how a city works; why, and some positives and negatives. Here in Cornwall we pay good people to perform management tasks. We have a CAOContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I’m a concerned citizen. It’s election time here in Cornwall and there are a multitude of issues and I’m not sure many of them are going to get talked about. Yes, we’re doing candidate debates here on the Cornwall Free News & Seawayradio.com, and there areContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Our MP, Guy Lauzon was on a Cornwall radio station pigeoning the position that the Conservative government will not give up and “some day get rid of the wasteful gun registry.” To you sir I say someday we’ll get rid of the wasteful Harper government and yourself.Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – Book burning is bad. Book reading is good, and sadly in today’s world far too few books are being read. Imagine how much better we’d all be if we’d just read more books? With the internet and our insane world of course who has time toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON- Well it looks like Dogs, or in particular the ability for pet owners to walk their dogs in city parks is becoming a municipal election issue. Cornwall City Councilors Bernadette Clement and Glen Grant are championing a test project to allow leashed access to dogs in Lamoureux Park,Continue Reading
Cornwall ON – When is a word a word? When is it a weapon? Is it the word itself or how it’s used, or simply who is using it? Dr. Laura, or as she’s known in real life Laura Schlessinger. Known for years as a “Doctor”, Ms Schlessinger hasContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Is it time to turn Cornwall Ontario into a Tax Hot Spot for Cigarettes? We’ve seen the shows on television and know the reputation of Cornwall Ontario and nearby Akwesasne for Cigarette smuggling. The Canadian Government is spending millions of dollars trying to stem the flow ofContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I don’t know why so many people don’t think about our healthcare system until it’s too late. Either they or someone they love are the victim of the short comings and decline of Medicare. I firmly stand on the opinion that we are not being well servedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – So I was chatting with some news folk earlier this week about how “slow” it’s been news wise. Slow in the news biz doesn’t mean that there’s no news; but just no HUGE news. Nothing to really get people running or reading. Here at The CornwallContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – There’s a trend in politics of passing the buck, especially in some potentially dynamic issues. Don’t want to ask for a raise? Form a committee to come up with a solution. Don’t want to tackle a tough issue? Form a committee. Well people in CornwallContinue 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 – Boycott BP is the buzz word on Facebook and across many minds as the flow of oil continues and the impact on the US coastline is starting to increase. I spoke at a rally this weekend and what I said is that we need an “Evolution, notContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – There’s a lot of spin right now and it’s as choppy as the waves bringing that BP oil to American and possibly Canadian shores. BP is spending a lot of money maneurvering search engines and media as they try and spin the story to minimize the impactContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – I love reading about our Medicare system in Canada from outside sources. It’s interesting to see other perspectives. LINK Canada, fretting over budget strains, wants to prune its system, while the United States, worrying about an army of uninsured, aims to create a state-backed safety net. Healthcare inContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Isn’t it horrible when you dread going to a hospital whether as a patient or for a loved one or friend? I got the call Monday morning. Heart attack. The person called 911 and made it to the hospital quickly where two angioplasties were insertedContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Today for lunch at the Agapé food bank the menu du jour was a vegetable soup, some cooked ham, scalloped potatoes, some white bread with hydrogenated margarine, coffee, and cold rice pudding. For $1 it’s a deal. Many of the packed room eating didn’t have toContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – BP’s oil spill in the Gulf has led to a spurt of value to the Oil Sands in Alberta. As usual the focus economically is on the easiest and dirtiest of energy sources. And the vision is purely in the short term. While we collect thoseContinue Reading