Cornwall ON– So it’s time. Some of you may recall I talked about some life and fitness goals for 2010 for myself. It’s wasn’t about dieting, but about living better. There are many different ways to approach this, but after consulting and discussing this with a lotContinue Reading
An Easter Monday I will never forget! Letter to the Editor from Kevin Rivette. While I was enjoying the festivities with my children and wife over the Easter Weekend, out of the blue I received a short text message from a family member of a Canadian Solider, might IContinue Reading
Are Biodegradable and Compostable good choices? Three different plastic bags came across my desk in the past week. One was the plastic packaging on daffodils from the Canadian Cancer Society, labeled 100% degradable, one was a plain plastic bag labeled oxo-biodegradable from a natural soap artisan in Quebec and theContinue Reading
Regarding the Old Age Security pension that Child Killer Clifford Olson is receiving he should be made to pay it all back.All future payments should be Terminated.The cost to keep this monster incarcerated is more than the allowable amount for law abiding pensioners to collect. It costs Corrections Canada $110,223 to keep a male inmateContinue Reading
Ann Coulter and Freedom of Speech by Jason Setnyk Cornwall ON – Right-wing Fox News pundit Ann Coulter visited Canada in March of 2010 on a spoken word tour visiting some Canadian Universities. According to news reports at Western University Coulter expressed her views that Muslims should not be allowed to ride airplanes,Continue Reading
Dear Sir: Expressions of concern about our hospital cuts must be heeded; doctors who have privileges at the hospital, and other professionals, have all joined in to demonstrate how they feel. The professional concerns are also shared by many in the public who have had deep involvement in the hospital, which after all is now ourContinue Reading
Cigarette Smuggling Out of Control The latest media coverage in the Standard Freeholder concerning the incredible amount of cigarette smuggling through Cornwall and area is both shocking and puzzling, and raises more questions than answers. We have been told that 90% of illegal cigarettes make it across our border eachContinue Reading
The March 25 Ontario budget shows that the McGuinty Government has lost touch with the challenges facing everyday people in Ontario. There was little in the budget to help those who are hurting in the current recession, namely, the unemployed, seniors, and people living on low incomes. Ontario needs aContinue Reading
It is with much sadness in my heart that I find the Counties Council has once again decided to go ahead with introducing poison (2-4-D) into our environment (road side ditches) for the express purpose of killing noxious weeds despite the reports they have received from knowledgeable individuals and groupsContinue Reading
In my political life I’ve only voted three times. It’s not that I’m apathetic. It’s not that I don’t care. It’s that to me when I vote for someone that means I not only endorse them, but they represent me. I’ve supported a lot of candidates; workedContinue Reading
Dear Editor SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, MEAN WHAT YOU SAY MCGUINTY!! Will this Provincial Liberal government ever learn that your word is worth something in this world? This budget once again shows us that what Dalton says during election time is not at all what you can expect once elected. Continue Reading
Burning Yaks ye all be….or something like that. I’ve been noticing that some of you have an awful lot you want to talk about so rather then derail some very interesting conversations I’m creating a category called Burning Yaks! where you can share what’s burning you and YAK withContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Federal Liberal Candidate and Cornwall Ontario City Councilor Bernadette Clement held a press conference under the Seaway International Bridge in Cornwall Ontario Wednesday March 24. She was joined by Liberal MP and Public Safety Critic Mark Holland and Aboriginal Affairs Critic Todd Russell who keeps getting meContinue Reading
Cornwall ON – Tomorrow should be an interesting day. Although most days are pretty interesting of late. We get so many stories filtering through our desk, and speak to some very interesting people especially now that we’re doing more and more interviews on Seawayradio.com. It’s been a yearContinue Reading
Dear Sir: Congratulations to our local newspapers for their excellent coverage. They have brought to the surface the total ineffectiveness of our Conservative member of parliament [MP]. Without exception the local newspapers have found Guy Lauzon, the MP in question, to be missing in action on so many issues it is hardContinue Reading
Dance with the butterflies! Spring is Here! New life is evident everywhere one looks. The blackbirds, crackles and robins have returned. The birds are busily singing to find a mate to start a new family and building or rebuilding their nests for the season. Plants are peaking out of theirContinue Reading
ROGER SAUVÉ – Life Trends – Facts And Figures That Matter to You – For Canada’s youth … this is a depression This is one depressing story but it must be told. We like to talk about how Canada’s youth are our future. If we truly believe this, it sure doesn’t show upContinue Reading
The State, Citizens and Taxes For more than two decades, the neoconservative thought that has swept North America has succeeded in imposing its dogma of continually lowering taxes as the only acceptable financial truth. Elaborated by neoconservative economists and applied in the United States by Republican presidents, this policy hasContinue Reading