CFN – Today if you make the rounds in Cornwall media there is a respite from Rob Ford stories as South Stormont Deputy Mayor Tammy Hart has contacted area media and tried to get ahead of a report that was tabled to come out on the November 27th meeting ofContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s been an odd week. Cold meds, Cornwall, a ton of introspection and thoughts about life during my 49th year. A day when every single insecurity and neurosis I have exploded. It also included being so very grateful for my friends and family. My critters,Continue Reading
CFN – The biggest farce of the Rob Ford reality show that the world has been enjoying this past week, month, term, has been the media frenzy. . There are always agendas. It’s not that Mr. Ford is some innocent. It’s not that he’s misunderstood. It’s the bizarre hypocrisyContinue Reading
CFN – Journalism is a funny business. At the heart of it is the act of informing the public of news in the community. Deeper it’s about holding people accountable for the community. It’s serving the community from helping find lost dogs to exposing scandals. February willContinue Reading
Firstly, I have no objections to any moderate municipal tax increases but monies should be used to maintain the current services offered to ratepayers. If in fact the city of Cornwall for 2013 has new assessments totaling some 25 million dollars then these and future assessments that create tax dollarsContinue Reading
In my last letter on Halloween, some wrote about science and the Bible – David O. is one of them, I would like to reply to him and others like him. David you fail to make a distinction between truth and science. I understand that in a materialisticContinue Reading
Our taxes are too high and this is why! The Police Board should only negotiate a one year contract and they should not be making agreements that extend beyond their mandate. I urge Council at its next regular meeting to discuss the upcoming Police Contract and make sureContinue Reading
CFN – Remembrance Day has a lot of meaning for millions around the world. 2013 marks the 75th Anniversary of The Night of Broken Glass or Kristallnacht as it’s known. At least 91 Jews were killed in the attacks, and 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. Jewish homes, hospitals,Continue Reading
CFN – So I was sitting naked inside of my steam tent wondering, nay, pondering life. It didn’t really work; the tiny chair was out of the question; the stool I had was too tall; I just sat in the tent waiting for the heating unit to pump gloriousContinue Reading
Duffy, Walin, Brazeau, the Ford brothers, record deficits, and over 300,000 temporary foreign workers taking jobs away from over 1,300,000 unemployed Canadians; how could Canadians ever forget the sound judgement of Prime Minister Harper? One could say it has been a fun ride, except that it has been a huge embarrassment forContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – Bill Kingston is one whacky dude and it’s not just his choice of hat. Today he commented on the double standard of drug use by politicians. In his best John Baird impression Wild Bill angrily blarted things that aren’t in touch with reality. He tries toContinue Reading
CFN – I got my teeth checked and cleaned this week. Towards the end of my exam, my chipper dental hygienist exclaimed – “Your gums haven’t bled at all!” She was so excited because usually, my mouth is a bloody mess. The hygienist asked what I’d been doing differently butContinue Reading
CFN– We humans are an odd lot. Imagine how screwed up the politics of the City of Toronto are that Rob Ford was elected mayor in the first place. While there are countless reasons why he should step down the biggest reason is that he is a bad actor.Continue Reading
CFN – I received a sample of Good Times Magazine. In their column “Your rights” was an interesting article from their January 2009 issue written by Lillian Newberry about having a ”Your Just in Case File”. After I read it, I realized how important it is to have such aContinue Reading
CFN – Today Matt Hays unfriended me on Facebook over Rob Ford. Matt, besides being an extremely gifted and talented writer, editor, and educator, was also my first editor. He also is a gay activist and I can understand why the gay community has issues with Rob Ford. TheyContinue Reading
CFN – The problem with liars is that eventually they all get caught, but why lie? Is it really the better tactic? It must be or why would so many politicians live and die by lying? Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been caught lying one way or the otherContinue Reading
I am a member of the vulgar generation. Which isn’t to say my generation is full of potty mouths, just that I grew up with them. When I was a teenager, I remember the unbridled horror expressed by mommies and TV critics everywhere over an episode of Friends. People were angryContinue Reading
Cornwall Ontario – It’s frustrating being a rookie councilor in this insane group of elected officials this term in Cornwall Ontario. While I do not always agree with Councilor Maurice Dupelle’s decisions I don’t think anyone can repute that he’s not the hardest working councilor this term. He stillContinue Reading