Monthly Archives: February 2012
Let them eat chocolate almonds at the Cutten club
If you ever wonder how our elected officials use public money to entertain themselves and their guests, look no farther than the Mayor’s office. Seems the Cutten Club is the watering hole for politicians and senior staff. Apparently it is … Continue reading
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Market Square opens after two years of discontent
It was heartwarming that some 250 citizens recently attended the official opening of the Market Square, the oddly named area on Carden Street that fronts City Hall and the provincial courthouse. The occasion was poignant when members of his family … Continue reading
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How the truth gets bent in the world of words
Our daily newspaper each year selects citizens to sit on its Community Editorial Board (CEB). Invitations go out and the final groups of successful candidates earn the right to speak their opinions in the public prints. Since the newspaper, following … Continue reading
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How big U.S. banks drive gas prices up at the pump
What is the relationship between what a gallon/litre of gasoline costs when you fill it up and the U.S. banks’ $700 billion bailout in 2007? It’s not as complicated as one would believe. The cost of crude oil in … Continue reading
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Questions about a social collective now active in Guelph
In an commentary by a member of the Guelph Mercury Community editorial board, an outfit called Musagetes has encamped in Guelph to bring together a plethora of social and political activists, artists, architects, facilitators, designers and creative researchers.. Musagetes describes … Continue reading
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The high cost of retaining historical artifacts
Some legal cases take time to reach a conclusion. Even those cases that are never heard in the courts. Scott Tracey in the Guelph Mercury spelled it out in his column how a dispute between the city and the descendants … Continue reading
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Stumbling along like the tumbling tumbleweed
Newly minted Chief Administration Officer Ann Pappert not only rearranged the deck chairs on the good ship Farbridge but gave herself a new title: Executive Director. Shouldn’t that be Chief Executive Director as there are a number of executive directors … Continue reading
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When the Mayor says yes but means no
There was a dust-up recently when Coun. Karl Wettstein leaked two statements to the Guelph Mercury that were made in a council closed door session. Both statements concerned the health board dispute and its outcome. One claimed the city won … Continue reading
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Is the Florida primary the Republican Party’s Waterloo?
It was a great win for Mitt Romney in Florida but at what cost? He adhered to the von Clausewitz theory of war that overwhelming force delivers overwhelming victory. The suave former governor from Massachusetts with the Tyrone Power looks … Continue reading
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