Dear Reader, I’m pleased to share the good news which we shared with the L.A. Times staff yesterday that Terry Tang has been appointed executive editor of the Los Angeles Times. Terry’s name may already be familiar to you. She joined The Times in 2019 and has served as editorial page editor since 2022. In December I decided that a change in editorial leadership was needed and in January this year, I asked her to lead the newsroom on an interim basis, as we executed the planned newsroom...
School breakfast programs? Has anyone bothered to find out why some children are coming to school without having eaten breakfast? Have their parents been confronted with this unacceptable situation? It is the parents’ responsibility to feed their children, not the school’s. If parents cannot afford to feed them, then grocery vouchers should be provided by […]
Everyone deserves to have a family doctor. The medical profession is overburdened with administrative tasks that don’t require actual doctoring. A recent survey found that 65 per cent of general practitioner doctors are considering leaving their practices or becoming specialists. Writing sick notes, dealing with pharmacies, basic office administration, etc. are effectively wasting the family […]
It was the angry-sounding response of the buyer that should cause concern within the community.
Despite writing this letter each week, I still wonder why so few of us write real ones anymore. I was thinking of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, who corresponded frequently but met only once: ‘The present racial crisis in this country carries within it powerful destructive ingredients that may soon erupt into an uncontrollable explosion,’ More
Regarding the proposed condo development at the Roseland curling club site, Ward 1 Coun. Fred Francis says it’s crazy to put high-density housing in a predominantly single-family neighbourhood. But his view on Roseland is the exact opposite when it involves any other area of the city. A few years ago, nine out of 10 councillors […]
Rather than delay the next federal election in October 2025 to “avoid a Hindu religious period” — and thereby also allow a slew of politicians to become eligible for a substantial public pension after a short time in office — why not instead move the previously scheduled election date up a few days? Then we […]
Just want to voice our opinion on what the former General Amherst High School should be used for. We think it would be a good homeless shelter. After having homeless living behind our Walmart, they were moved to Leamington. How does that help them? With the increase in our property taxes and everything else going […]
“The Board welcomes and values input from students, parents, staff and members of the community regarding Board policies, practices, related issues and its overall education system.” This statement is found on the Greater Essex County District School Board’s website. In the naming of the new school in Kingsville, a majority of the board’s trustees showed […]
With the recent celebration of the 113th International Women’s Day, I’m writing to shed light concerning the underrepresentation and disregard for women in union roles. The labour movement has historically been a beacon of progress and equality, fighting tirelessly for the rights and fair treatment of workers. Despite this, there remains a glaring disparity in […]
Listening to a recent Windsor radio show, an Amherstburg town councillor stated that any resident in Amherstburg can request in advance to have their issue/concern on the agenda and attend an evening council meeting to present their concerns. It’s council’s responsibility, he said, to listen and address all residents’ concerns. I was shocked to hear […]
Reason for concern Last week a group of ‘top’ economists signed a letter saying the carbon tax doesn’t really affect inflation. We shouldn’t be concerned as the cost is bearable for most of us. Well, the cost is certainly bearable for them. A search of the respected website Salary Expert reveals the average salary of […]