A true warrior uses his brain. Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers in history. He wasn’t a flash in the pan or a shooting star. He had a long and gloried career. He wasn’t Joe Louis,but he could knock you out. He could dazzle you.Continue Reading
If I ever teach a film class, or a writing class, Blade Runner will probably be one of my favorite films to share with my students. It’s a seminal film that explored back then so many issues that are creeping into our reality. Shot in 1982 by directing legendContinue Reading
Getting Ready For More ‘Shock Therapy’ in 2010? Naomi Klein’s, The Shock Doctrine was one of the best books in the last decade to spell out how the world is moving towards a global government, disguised as a benevolent democracy, in which nation states are brought to their knees atContinue Reading
We’re both Waterfront cities. We both have diverse multicultural communities with all the challenges and benefits that it brings. Budget shortfall issues plague both cities. Transportation is a big issue too. Expansion of the airport and the new low level bridge have the potential to turn Cornwall into a BOOMContinue Reading
I don’t like Water Meters, but I hate Photo Radar. No, I’ve never been caught yet, but to me Photo Radar represents the worst of those paranoid “Big Brother” theories coming home to roost. Arizona looks like they’ll be pulling theirs down. Good for them. Maybe it’s moreContinue Reading
I know I sure don’t get excited over them. All these sites and magazines showing off their top ten lists hoping that the stories will resonate with you the humble viewer, or perhaps even cause some sort of controversy. Crap that. Top Ten lists are the domain of people whoseContinue Reading
He’s done it again. That wacky Minority government leading Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has run to Michaelle Jean asking for yet another time out. Just when I gave him a thumbs up for at least creating the perception of strength he pulls one from the Richard Simmons School of StrengthContinue Reading
Holiday Stress: How to Avoid It – By Markus Noé Tis the season for everyone to be surrounded with yuletide joy, happiness and everything else that goes with Christmas. But does anyone really enjoy the Christmas holidays as much as the multi-million dollar corporations hope we do, so in turn we go intoContinue Reading
Industry Minister Tony Clement talks to the Globe and Mail about the financial recovery. L I N K “If there was one thing you want to achieve in government this year that you believe would help Canada’s industrial sector, what would it be? [Government and universities have] actively engaged inContinue Reading
Aren’t you glad you live in Cornwall when you read about Montreal? LINK Contract fixing, mafia, never ending bad roads. LINK2 “I had taken some serious hits – cars rammed, trucks burning, being told there wouldn’t be a trial because there wouldn’t be a body,” Sauvé said. “But theContinue Reading
Vision is a funny thing. Many times there is no “right” vision; simply what a person or group wants. I’ve lived in Cornwall Ontario now for six years. It’s been an interesting experience. Cornwall is a very diverse community; and it’s a community in change. Continue Reading
It looks like the Liberal Party of Canada is not the only party to not have studied and read the Scottish play. Stephen Harper has been distancing himself and snubbing former PM Brian Mulroney, the Progressive Conservative PM that actually won two majority governments (one of which I actually votedContinue Reading
Popular reality television show American Idol may be losing the Queen King of Nasty, Simon Cowell. Simon’s brother and radio jock brother, Tony Cowell leaked on his radio show. L I N K “Fox is reportedly close to signing “X Factor” and Cowell to a new deal. And while it’sContinue Reading
Paranoia, here are some of the definitions from Dictionary.com “A psychotic disorder characterized by delusions of persecution with or without grandeur, often strenuously defended with apparent logic and reason.” “Extreme, irrational distrust of others.” Now I’m not saying that there are no grounds of residents of Akwesasne, but there areContinue Reading
Thank you all again for your patience and understanding as we implement our site upgrade. It’s like moving into a new house, and it’s almost as discombobulating for me as it is for some of you checking into your favorite online newspaper! Feel free to post your comments or you can reachContinue Reading
So I was sitting having lunch with Joe Gunn yesterday. Joe is of course not a Liberal by any means or definition. We have these occasional meetings and usually end up discussing politics and making “two bit” bets. Since the Cornwall News has evolved I’ve become more interestedContinue Reading
There’s so much talk because of the Seaway International Bridge Crisis. Our MP states that he can’t discuss much on the record because of National Security issues which most people consider horse puckey, but the reality is that there are a multitude of issues related to the Akwesasne – CornwallContinue Reading
A tiny item snuck through this week’s city council meeting in Cornwall. I love how council defers tough issues to city management for assessment and reports. Usually it’s done so with the tacit goal of management coming back with justification with council’s desire. So is this concept of reducing cityContinue Reading