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Dirty Politics indeed

Dirty Politics indeed

The latest post on Cobourg News has produced the most fiery posts from all of the commenters yet in the history of the blog. Boy are these people angry, sitting behind keyboards just pounding away with red hot fingers steam coming from all their body cavities. Well that sentence may be a little inflammatory but you get the idea. The...

Should the Town dole out Community Grants – NO!

Community Grants are anachronisms, designed to make the Citizens think that Council is supporting them. However there are downsides, especially in Cobourg. Firstly the ‘Tax-fighters’ hate them because they despise giving free money away to the detriment of their taxes. Secondly because of the tax-fighter’s influence the amount available for disbursement is paltry, in the big budget, consequently has little...

Why the Cobourg Blogs have run out of steam

Repetition and Predictability – repetition of the topics addressed and predictability in the reactions to the topics   John Draper, who owns and writes the Cobourg News does a magnificent job but really only preaches to the choir. The Choir being a noisy section of the Literati of Cobourg. Literati in the sense that they are really only the ones...

Cobourg Transit a sinkhole or a lifesaver?

Cobourg Transit a sinkhole or a lifesaver?

Some people (members of the Cobourg Taxpayers Assn. amongst others) think that transit is a sinkhole that obviously costs too much and should be abandoned. Others think that  it is an essential service and should be kept. But one thing they agree on is that the design needs to be improved and the whole system is failing. Up to a...

This is a very good start!

This is a very good start!

The local MPP, (I love photo-ops), David Piccini, came to Town on Friday and did the usual Doug Ford thing – he dropped some money  on a problem – Homelessness; that’s good. The Warden of the County gushed, blushed and said “Thank you.” But now the question has to be answered, where is the money going? In a synopsis of...

Another Zombie arrives from the dead

Another Zombie arrives from the dead

Ah, the Tannery lands and its Master Plan have emerged from the bowels of the bureaucracy to be finally placed on the shelf in a couple of weeks.  Years ago the Town, trying to make a silk purse from a sow’s ear, commissioned a Master Plan to transform an old contaminated industrial site into an urban oasis. The Site once...

My two cents worth – the latest post

Let me explain

Let me explain

Yesterday I posted that a new way of political thinking has to take place in the next Provincial Election if Doug Ford and his gang are to be defeated. I must apologise if the post only seemed half finished, because it was. I was having layout problems with the blog theme and I was concentrating on that problem rather than...

Can you tell the difference?

Can you tell the difference?

These  pics are of the Leaders of the Opposition Parties in the Ontario Legislature Marit Stiles of the NDP and Bonnie Crombie of the Ontario Liberal Party. These people are unrecognisable to any of the population except to fellow MPPs, political pundits and nerds and geeks with a political bent. Neither are household names or instantly known to the voters....

A view from 30,000ft.

A view from 30,000ft.

This business with the 310 Division St. Emergency shelter is a mess, a BIG mess. Let’s imagine you sitting on Mars and watching the action what would you see? Angry neighbours, die-hard absolutists (Absolute in their opinion that any homeless drugged up mentally ill person is a product of their own misfortune and why should the rest of us help...

Dirty Politics indeed

Dirty Politics indeed

The latest post on Cobourg News has produced the most fiery posts from all of the commenters yet in the history of the blog. Boy are these people angry, sitting behind keyboards just pounding away with red hot fingers steam coming from all their body cavities. Well that sentence may be a little inflammatory but you get the idea. The...

Hypocrites To The Core

Hypocrites To The Core

At the last Cobourg Council Meeting two things happened. Both were pertaining to the issue of homelessness and addiction.   the first one: The Task Force on Homelessness  is not a County Council committee but a group of local people, from the County, spearheaded by a Councillor from Brighton who was concerned that the issue is a County one.  The...

Us against Them!

Us against Them!

County Council debated the issue of the County Facility at 310 Division St in Cobourg on October 16th and as usual it was the Mayor of Cobourg against the rest of Council. There are two accounts of the meeting; one written by Cecilia Naismith here and one written by Cobourg News here. To sum up the Mayor of Cobourg and...

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Let me explain

Let me explain

Yesterday I posted that a new way of political thinking has to take place in the next Provincial Election if...

Can you tell the difference?

Can you tell the difference?

These  pics are of the Leaders of the Opposition Parties in the Ontario Legislature Marit Stiles of the NDP and...

A view from 30,000ft.

A view from 30,000ft.

This business with the 310 Division St. Emergency shelter is a mess, a BIG mess. Let’s imagine you sitting on...

Hypocrites To The Core

Hypocrites To The Core

At the last Cobourg Council Meeting two things happened. Both were pertaining to the issue of homelessness and addiction.  ...

Us against Them!

Us against Them!

County Council debated the issue of the County Facility at 310 Division St in Cobourg on October 16th and as...

Observations

Observations

Not much to comment on these days, Thanksgiving has come and gone and we are all thankful for many things,...

A good start

A good start

Yesterday – 11th of October – the Cobourg Police issued a press release read it here. The short version is...

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The beach at Positano on the Amalfi Coast, Italy

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Storefront in Athens, Greece

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The Stadium built for the first "Modern Olympic Games. Athens Greece

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Tomb of the 'Unknown Soldier' in Athens, Greece

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A small Church in Athens, Greece

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A colourful balcony in Athens, Greece

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The No. 1 attraction in Athens, Greece - the Acropolis

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A Stately Home on the Bosphorus, Istanbul Turkey

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A Customs House/warehouse on the Bosphorus, Istanbul Turkey

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Replica "Trojan Horse" at Troy, Turkey

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Cafe in Istanbul, Turkey

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"Blue" Mosque in Istanbul

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"Sulymhan" Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

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