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Eddie's Used Car Dealership - Part 1
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:38 PM EST
Honesty and integrity are characteristics in rare supply in most political arenas. It seems that if a politician displays any hint of these traits whatsoever they're quickly labeled as "a bit vanilla." On the other hand, just what is in great abundance in Windsor?
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Born Under A Bad (Star) Sign
Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:29 PM EST
Welcome to 2010. It's nice to know that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Firefighters Arbitration: Smoke And Little Fire
Seeded on Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:01 PM EST (Windsor City Blog)
No wonder Councillor Lewenza looked so happy at Council. He could not have said much with Edgar in the Chair. He would have been cut off so that the public would have been none the wiser.
Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:02 AM EST (Schnurr's Soundoff)
When I moved to Windsor in 2001, I was nominated by my former employer to serve on a local board of directors of a committee.
To Vote or Not to Vote
Tue Dec 29, 2009 8:57 AM EST
The silly season is now upon us. As of 4 January 2010 candidates can now come forward and declare their intent to run for municipal office in November.
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The Real 400 Building Audit Scandal: The Arena
Seeded on Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:04 AM EST (Windsor City Blog)
Angela Berry has done taxpayers a great service.
Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city
Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:48 AM EST
Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in the harbor of Alexandria.
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Election Special
Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:40 PM EST
I wonder how a strategy session plays out for the mayor. Here's what I would do if I was in Edgar's shoes.
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Eat Your Heart Out London Ontario
Seeded on Wed Dec 9, 2009 9:17 PM EST (The Mayor of Monmouth)
Gord Henderson wrote with all the throb of a steamy harlequin romance novel. His leading man is the "larger-than-life London developer Schmuel Farhi" who met our vulnerable young mayor Eddie Francis at a wedding. A "larger than life developer"? That IS big.
Mediation unlikely to succeed
Seeded on Wed Dec 9, 2009 9:09 PM EST (Schnurr's Sound Off)
Last night, Sandwich Towne residents accomplished what city councillors and in particular, Ward 2 city councillors, have been unable to do for over 2 years – getting affected citizens, the bridge company and the City of Windsor to sit down face-to-face and engage in mediation …
Separating DRIC Fact From Fiction
Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 9:20 PM EST (WindsorCityBlog )
If I was the Ontario Research Policy Chair in Cross-Border Transportation Policy at the University of Windsor, Dr. William Anderson, the first thing I would do is get up to speed obviously on the border file.
Fly Me To The Moon
Tue Dec 8, 2009 9:15 PM EST
So the race is on is it? That's the way the mayor referred to the competition between London and Windsor to start up an air cargo hub.
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The Windsor Misleading Star
Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:23 PM EST
Who does Doug Schmidt think he is? Chris Vander Doelen?
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Loose Lips Sink Ships
Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:03 PM EST
OK. Let's take a look at this so everybody is on the same page.
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Mayor Fiddles, Windsor Burns
Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:00 PM EST
"Loose Lips Sink Ships" was a catch phrase during the Second World War to describe how important it was that people weren't lackadaisical about security. Talking out of hand could provide details to enemy agents and a loss of valuable materials and lives could result.
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Is the Integrity Commissioner Leaking?
Seeded on Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:57 PM EST (Mayor of Monmouth)
This bit is quoted from the Star's Thursday edition. The story commanded the Windsor Star's front page with uncanny bravado under the headline: "LOOSE LIPS, MAYOR FLIPS".
Big Brother Knows Best
Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:47 PM EST
The Windsor Star is up to its old tricks again.
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Where Did They Go, For I Am Their Leader
Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:33 PM EST
Councilor Ken Lewenza Jr is wrong. During the lead-up to his and Councilor Bill Marra's ward meeting on 10 November, Lewenza is reported as saying he thought,
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In My Opinion...
Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:01 PM EST
Ken Lewenza Jr's stock has risen significantly over the last few days since he and ward-mate Bill Marra hosted an informational meeting for their constituents. And there is a juxtaposition with Marra riding Lewenza's wave during all of this.
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Thomas Skinner 1893-1915
Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:07 AM EST
On 31 March 1901, the Skinner household at 12 Collingwood St, in the Caldewgate district of Carlisle, contained nine persons of the extended family, as enumerated on the English census.
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The Mayor's Shell Game
Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:32 PM EST
Last week we were informed of two more reckless spending initiatives by Windsor City Council.
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What Windsor Needs Part 4 - Planes, Trains, & Automobiles
Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:54 AM EST
What does it take to run a half a billion dollar organization? What does it take to run one successfully? When hiring managers a business owner should select the best suited and qualified if they expect the business to be a winner.
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Cirque de Cirque
Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:45 PM EST
You would be so hard-pressed to find a person who was unaware that we're in the midst of a recession that Pro-Line wouldn't give odds for success.
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Jury is out on city shakeup
Seeded on Fri Oct 30, 2009 7:54 AM EDT (Windsor Star)
The city is scrutinizing its entire operation, determining its priorities and what it can afford, reorganizing and streamlining its services, starting at the top and "rethinking the way we do business," Mayor Eddie Francis said this week.
What Windsor Needs Part 3 - The Dev Tyagi Story
Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:04 PM EDT
When Dave Battagello wrote his "Revolving Door" piece, about the exodus of senior managers from city hall under mayor Edgar Francis' watch, there must have been some editors asleep at the switch at the Windsor Star.
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