OPINION: Tone deaf
Upper managers in civil service – and the people hiring them – are generally tone deaf when it comes to the wages they pocket.
According...
OPINION: How did it come to this?
“Papers!”
That could be the demand in the not too distant future for taxpayers seeking to attend a Chatham-Kent council meeting.
The municipality is bringing in...
COLUMN: Precautions will help you enjoy the eclipse
OK, folks, most of what I’m about to say is common sense, but it seems more and more people are either allergic to that,...
OPINION: Council made the right call
Chatham-Kent council made a tough, but correct, decision when it recently voted to place the responsibility of water/wastewater development charges for new greenhouse construction...
COLUMN: ‘Y’all can feed yourselves’
A call for bids from local food-service providers to cater to the hunger of municipal councillors has created a social media stir.
Chatham-Kent officials put...
OPINION: What to believe and how to react
“I’ve got to apologize, this is the first I’ve heard about it.”
Those are the words from Premier Doug Ford when asked last week about...
COLUMN: Big-city problems land here
Editior's note: This column was written prior to the early Monday morning police incident in downtown Chatham...
Just what the heck is happening in downtown...
OPINION: Who is telling the truth?
The issue of the proposed York1 recycling and landfill proposal near Dresden is quickly becoming one of credibility.
At a March 1 public meeting, York1...
OPINION: Do they have the guts?
Here is our prediction on what will occur in terms of a re-examination of the size of Chatham-Kent council: nothing.
Nada.
Zilch.
Sure, council has asked a...
OPINION: We can do more
At what point will our governments wake up and recognize the serious impact opioids are having on Canadian society?
Sure, politicians talk of how deadly...
