Present and accounted for?
The release of Chatham-Kent council attendance records this week will undoubtedly spark more than a little debate around the horseshoe of power at the...
Stormy review
Last week’s blizzard of the century brought out the best, the worst, the strangest and the dumbest among us.
A quick review:
The best – All...
Just what exactly did they mean?
In the spirit of honest politician week (fittingly, there isn’t one; we just made it up) here are some of our favourite government-type quotes...
Will taxes balloon or swoon?
Local residents will soon know how seriously their elected officials are taking concerns about tax rates and municipal spending.
Chatham-Kent’s base budget (with a 1.3%...
Economic success in 2014
It’s the natural state of things that people and organizations take stock at the beginning of a new year and make plans and wishes...
Drive-thru etiquette, Jim Blake style
The drive-thru has become a staple of Canadian life.
Whether it’s for the morning jolt of java, the burger on the go, the late-night snack...
Perfection lies within
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Chatham’s (England) Charles Dickens used that phrase to begin “A tale of Two...
Change or perish
The latest in a seemingly never-ending series of scandals landed on the desk of Premier Kathleen Wynne last week with the news that Ontario...
It’s an amazing time of the year
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: this is one amazing community.
Last week alone, we had en eight year-old making bracelets to raise...
Good with the bad
While we’ve had our share of bad economic news lately, there are also positives.
Innovative Hydrogen Solutions of Toronto will have its hydrogen injection systems...