I was reading an interesting article about busing in Norther Ontario and it led to a discussion about what the government should or shouldn’t pay for. After all, the government is really you and I so it comes down to how much green should be plucked from our lives toContinue Reading
Dear Editor, Michael Ignatieff stunned everyone, with his claim to be able to balance the budget, and pay down the enormous debt we now find ourselves in, without raising taxes. Some people scoff at the claim, but unfortunately, the Liberals have done it before and they’ll do it again, givenContinue Reading
If you have a letter to the editor email it to info@cornwallfreenews.com and we just might print it. “For the last few days the Conservative government, aware that the date fixed to report to the population on its actions is approaching, has started a campaign to make Canadians believe thatContinue Reading
Here is the latest from our Columnist Richard Komorowski: In the last column, we discussed how smart meters, which Hydro One is expected to start using in 2010 or 2011, are going to have a major impact on your electric bill. At the moment, Hydro One customers pay a fixedContinue Reading
We’d like to introduce a new Columnist for us. Cornwall resident Richard Komorowski is a freelance writer with a passion for energy and environmental issues dating back to the 60s, when he studied biology in university. Here is Richard’s first column for us. Lucky most of us live in CornwallContinue Reading
A Taste of Morocco By: C. Shawn Kretz Recently I have been delving further into various ethnic cuisines. While I enjoy all cuisine, I am particularly taken with a choice few; Indian, Moroccan and Thai. Many dishes in this culture can be identified as having a blend of spices thatContinue Reading
Medicare, Canada’s gift to the world has been under attack now for over 25 years. It’s still standing and still works to varying degrees, but there are pressures on it from all sides. Mostly the big insurance and drug companies. All you have to do is look to the USContinue Reading
We at The Cornwall Free News are always happy to receive letters to the Editor. Email then to info@cornwallfreenews.com – please note that the opinions shared in these letters are not the expressed opinion of the Cornwall Free News, any of its staff, ownership, or their sponsors. “Since his arrivalContinue Reading
I hate populist gut reaction politics. This whole Buy American thing in response to the recession is just plain silly and in some cases spites the nose the feeds the something or other….. L I N K “There are some real downsides to Buy American,” Brady said in an interview.Continue Reading
I’m reading a lot of stories of late about the economy. We have just had some unprecedented financial stimulus given almost world wide. So of course that’s impacted economies and raised numbers. Unemployment is still going up. If people aren’t working and making money the economy just cannot grow. InContinue Reading
To me the whole concept of a community newspaper is to be inclusive. Local Papers are the lifeblood and only source of information for many communities. L I N K “Five bilingual weekly newspapers in the Montreal area are now publishing in French only.” Transcontinental has bought a lot ofContinue Reading
Geez I wish Gilles Duceppe was a Federalist. He’s such a strong Politician. Now he wants changes to the EI system. I do too. I’m not sure I want 360 hours to be the line, but I think it needs to be at one standard with certain supplements based onContinue Reading
Here is the latest column from our resident Chef, Shawn Kretz For some creating a menu while maintaining a fluid concept can be a difficult proposition. Expedience certainly comes with experience. For me the two most important factors to menu and meal creation are freshness (esp. Seasonality) and maintaining aContinue Reading
L I N K So we were told that smoking was good. Ciggy’s passed out to the troops during war – tobacco companies using Doctors in their advertising, then celebs. Then it turned out that smoking was really bad for you and had to be taxed to death to payContinue Reading
This letter to the editor arrived today. We are printing it unedited except to not show the writer’s address and contact info that they included. “On July 23, 2009, Justice Minister Robert Nicholson, speaking for the Conservative government, launched a new misinformation and propaganda campaign. In fact, the minister accusedContinue Reading
I had the opportunity to sit around the fire Monday night after Cornwall City Council. It was interesting. No other reporters; only about a dozen or so people. I introduced myself, but didn’t take out my notepad, recorder, or camera. I explained I just wanted opinions and discussion for backgroundContinue Reading
A Market Boom by Chef Shawn Kretz Well, it is nice to see one market booming in the midst of our recession. I am talking about the Downtown Cornwall Farmers Market of course. Now that all the crops have germinated and are on their way to producing wonderful fruitsContinue Reading
Paul Aubin sent in a release reminding people that it was 40 years ago that a riot changed the world for a lot of people. WIKI LINK THE WORLD AS STONEWALL TURNS 40 By William Urich When Moscow again attempted to have their Pride on May 16th, 2009 despite theContinue Reading