Remember yesterday when I said I wrote a letter to both papers? Well, it’s been published in one of ’em. I even got in the opinions section, not just the letters to the editor! Woohoo!
Category Archives: Guelph
More Impaired Judgments
Last year Iwroteabout a drunk driving related case that really made me angry. I won’t go into all of the details, you can click above if you want to refresh your memory. If you recall, in that post I questioned the competency of the judge who made the ruling, Justice Colin Westman. Well, it looks …
The guide Dog handler Who Cried Wolf
This is the first time I’ve been in the paper and not looked forward to seeing it go to print. Tell me something. If you click the link to the story, do I look decent in the picture? I left the house only intending to run a couple of errands. I was not thinking about …
Shut Up And Listen, Would Ya?
It’s sad that some people don’t understand what it is to have an open dialog, and they’d rather have a monolog and call it dialog. there was a rally downtown showing support for the idea of a coalition government. It was endorsed by some of our city councilors. The people running the rally were being …
Stop the Bus!
Remember how I said I was going to write a letter to the editor thanking the bus folk for calling out stops? Now I wish I’d never sent it because by the time it ran, I’d found that more often than not, stops aren’t called. Here’s what I said: Dear Editor – I want to …
Next Stop, Easier Bus Travel…In Theory
I wish I’d run home and written this post on Thursday night when it happened, It would have been a much more positive post than it is now. Guelph Transit drivers have finally been ordered to call out stops. So, after they stop at one stop, they call out the next stop so even us …
The Only Thing Growing Is Suspicion
I’m kinda rattled, so maybe it would help if I wrote this down. I went today for my once a year appointment with my endocrinologist. Oh I feel like someone with not much of a life, blogging about medical issues. But I’m upset by what happened, and I’m hoping that someone else might read this …
Welcome To 2006
Well, that whole thing right there was pretty pointless I’d say. Let’s take a look at what happened. Stephen Harper and the Conservatives won a minority government, just like last time. It’s a slightly stronger one, but a minority is still a minority. The Liberals have a leader in Stéphane Dion who whether he’s admitting …
My Letter Got In!
Under the post about the debates being after the advance polls, we said we were going to write letters to the editor. Well, mine got in! Here’s what I said. Dear Editor – I note something distressing about the timing of the televised federal election debate of Guelph candidates. The date is next Tuesday, Oct. …
The Judge Should Be Locked Up For His Recklessness Too
Ok, Steve’s Angry. Why?Here’s why. A story about fetching coffee for nuns kept a southern Ontario man out of jail yesterday for driving while suspended. Danilo Almendarez, 50, faced the usual penalty of a short stay in custody after admitting he got behind the wheel in March while serving a one-year ban for impaired driving. …
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