Two days after Commissioner Glaude read his final report, I’m left feeling quite perplexed by the various reactions, especially by the media and our Mayor. The big issue that is being reported is that no definite answer was provided as to whether or not there was a pedophile ring inContinue Reading
Dear Canadian Citizens: I am writing you today with respect to the up coming extradition trial of a Canadian citizen by the name of Mark Emery. Here is my concern and why I am interested in his plight: There are 14 US states that have legalized the use of cannabis asContinue Reading
ROGER SAUVÉ – The People of Cornwall and SD&G – A 10 week feature for the Cornwall Free News – Week 7 – How long has your family been in the area? The longer your family heritage in the region, the larger may be your Holiday dinners. Many of our families haveContinue Reading
The family involved in the Peter Ross Auction Service showed the true spirit of the Christmas season on Saturday December 12th. At lunch time during an auction at their establishment in Osnabruck Center, the auctioneer paused between items for sale and announced to all those in attendance that his familyContinue Reading
Tiger Woods Loses ‘Superman’ Status as United States Becomes a Nation Scorned The recent car accident involving Tiger Woods and the ensuing scandal that has befallen him has brought extraordinary attention to one of the most talented athletes of all time. No other golfer in the history of the sportContinue Reading
Dear Editor This is truly an unjust world when you can go to prison for life, for sending seeds to another country; but if you send troops, you get a Noble Peace Prize. Do we really need a foreign government stepping in and disciplining one of our citizens, for somethingContinue Reading
ROGER SAUVÉ – The People of Cornwall and SD&G – A 10 week feature for the Cornwall Free News – Week 6 – Are you married or what? Relationships are important in all our lives. They start, they change, they continue or they either end by separation, divorce or death. Life happensContinue Reading
Munich Takes the Initiative Canada, and North America as a whole, have always lagged behind the Europeans regarding energy efficiency. Perhaps it’s because we’ve had it too cheap for too long. As we’ve never had to pay European prices for oil, gas and electricity, we don’t appreciate the true valueContinue Reading
Canadians Must Speak UP! The time has come to legalize marijuana, tax it, and create a few hundred thousand jobs. Marc Emery is currently waiting to see if we will let the US extradite him, to face a possible life sentence for selling seeds on the internet. 44% of CanadiansContinue 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
What do Harper, McGuinty & Obama Have in Common? Hypocrisy 101 We are misled and lied to each and every day by the leaders of governments around the world. I think they all take a course called Hypocrisy 101 as a precondition to running for office. Close to home theContinue Reading
Oderous to the Extreme! I just read some news about a local pharmacy, Medical Arts, losing a nursing home contract to an outside competitor. Something about how this went down makes me hold my nose. The reason given to change providers was that a very successful 50 year old establishedContinue Reading
Dec. 1, 2009 Dear Editor: I am appalled by the poor judgement shown by the Mayor and a majority of Cornwall city councillors in giving a 14% pay increase to the city’s CAO. The CAO’s salary, which will increase from $154,313 to $175,000 this January and rise by an additionalContinue Reading
Boy did we have fun Sunday at Schnitzels. Shooting any show can have its challenges and we had ours including our camerman coming down with H1N1 and needing a last minute replacement, but everyone came together and our Star Red Seal Chef Shawn Kretz created some amazing dishes. We’re busyContinue Reading
Politics sunk into an unprecedented abyss last week in this country when the Prime Minister of Canada approved advertising that accused the official opposition, the Liberal Party of Canada, of being associated with anti-Semitism. The government flyers state: that the Liberals participated in a conference in Durban on racism inContinue 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
Cornwall Council Ignores Green Option – Will Continue to Plunder Taxpayers Progress continues on Mayor Kaneb Drive, the new road between Second Street East and Marlowe. This week, the street lights were installed. Last month, I suggested in this column that the city install LED streetlights on this new road,Continue Reading
by Jacqueline Milner: Each new day brings new beginnings and opportunity. Opportunity to be a better friend to the Earth whose health and wellness is necessary to sustain us and every living thing which resides with us. This Earth requires our love and respect so that the Circle can remainContinue Reading