By Alex Cameron (WINDSOR, ON) – The University of Windsor hosted a panel debate on the value of post-secondary education Wednesday night. One quote, reported on CBC, by Veronique Mandal (St. Clair College Mediaplex coordinator) has really captivated me. Mandal is discouraged because she’s receiving students who aren’t proficient writers. It’s the fault of others [...]
by Gabriel Maggio (WINDSOR, ON) – The closure of community pools in Windsor is simply a colossal error. An error we will pay for, for generations to come. The urban planning models of yesteryear are being eroded not by progress, but rather for an agenda that is far from forward thinking. While other communities are [...]
By Ron Simpson (IKSAN, SOUTH KOREA) – Living in Korea has separated me from many joys of living in Canada. One of those is our game; hockey. There are many reasons to be proud of being Canadian. Hockey is one but also the fact that over 27,000 Canadians participated in the Korean War is another. [...]
By Robert Tuomi (WINDSOR, ON) – Some local city hall watchers are having sleepless nights and they aren’t even in Seattle. Their minds are just too busy as they try to calculate what is happening with the Eddie Bad Forever Squad (EBFS). Some are even thinking that the elusive squad is behind a public meeting [...]
By Robert Tuomi (WINDSOR, ON) – As reliable as a newly arriving VIA Train – no wait they will be less reliable because VIA is cutting the number of trains to Windsor – anyway there was the Windsor Star’s chief vanity writer and sycophant doing nothing if not praising the mayor for taking an axe [...]
Today’s Sunday Morning Commentary is from Arvind K Pandey, head writer and owner of Indowaves. (ALLAHABAD, INDIA) – In one of the recent discussions on a prominent LinkedIn forum, some participants representing prestigious journalistic bodies were of the opinion that bloggers lack the expertise which is found in journalists. They conveyed the impression that since [...]
By Robert Tuomi (WINDSOR, ON) – Apparently the Americans have discovered the elusive Windsor hum but don’t exactly hear it. They have to rely on a broadcaster to bring it to their attention. It turns out it was brought so well to their attention that at approximately 4:45 in the afternoon of May 2, 2012 [...]
By Kim DeYong (LaSALLE, ON) – Your request for a response to the artificial water fluoridation concerns of Lasalle residents has been received from Arlene King and will be presented to council on May 8, 2012. Dr. King’s letter is the typical endorsement/form-letter, as predicted, with no reference to science or evidence as to the [...]
By Robert Tuomi (WINDSOR, ON) – The big question these days is whether or not junior councilor Al Maghnieh will bow out gracefully or whether or not the mayor of Windsor, an Edgar Francis, will do the right thing and demand, on behalf of all taxpayers, that Maghnieh tender his resignation. And while the mayor [...]
Today’s Sunday Morning Comments are courtesy of Robert Tuomi, CJAM on-air personality and writer at the Windsor Square. There is some speculation in a big town newspaper that a local lawyer is a mega bucks lawyer and earned somewhere near eight million cool ones last year, making him the country’s best paid attorney. So far [...]
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