A dash of politics in new ambulance plan
Editorial by Jeff Green It seemed like it was only a matter of time before Frontenac County Emergency Services Manager Paul Charbonneau and the Council of North Frontenac Township would end up at loggerheads over the location of a new ambulance base to serve people in the northern part of… READ MORE
MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hillier Find Themselves in Hot water
Editorial by Jeff Green MP Scott Reid and MPP Randy Hillier have done something that no one else seems to have been able to do – they have created unanimity on Lanark Highlands Council over, of all things, water. They did so by sending out a questionnaire asking whether the… READ MORE
The fix is in for school bussing
Editorial by Jeff Green There is something to be said about services that are locally run and locally managed, particularly when they are well run. Removing the management of a service from the people who deliver it, particularly in rural areas where there are back roads to be navigated will… READ MORE
From Flanders Fields to Kandahar Province
Editorial by Jeff Green As of Remembrance Day in 2008, 97 Canadians had been killed in the Afghanistan conflict. One year later, the total is 133, making this the deadliest year for Canadian troops during a conflict that is now eight years old. Traditionally we think about WWI and WWII… READ MORE
Thanksgiving Editorial
One of the comforting aspects of Thanksgiving is that it is a dinner with very little variation; it is the same dinner wherever you go. Some particulars may vary, but Thanksgiving dinners should include turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, squash, cranberry sauce, a green vegetable (salad will do), and pumpkin pie… READ MORE
Get out your calculators: solar panels just became a long-term investment
Editorial by Jeff Green With the long-anticipated announcement that local power distribution companies will pay 80.2 cents for every kilowatt/hour produced by small-scale alternative energy installations (under 10 kilowatts) for a period of 20 years, solar panels on rooftops and front yards are now the domain of another group of… READ MORE
Did you see Barack Obama hit that ball?
Editorial by Jeff Green (Editor’s Note: the following was written on the night of the United States Election, November 4, 2008, but was not published – In the two plus months since it was written, Obama has demonstrated the kind of calm resolve, in his selection of a cabinet and… READ MORE
