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EDITORIAL: Woe….for the simpler times!
Recently, I read a piece by Dan Rather, a past CBS broadcast news anchorman, where he was nostalgic about the typewriter and the atmosphere it created anywhere where a writer was creating some piece of writing. Click: TYPEWRITER Reading the … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: “TRUMP”…no more
Stephen Colbert, a late-night talk show host, stopped using the name “Trump” on air about 2 years ago. Brilliant, and does it ever anger T****. The X-president, X-man can barely utter the name Colbert without exploding into an angry tyrant … Continue reading
TORONTO: Complete list of CANDIDATES
List of Toronto Mayoral CANDIDATES [Candidates with * …click to get more information] Abdulsalam, Bahira bahira@mayorfortoronto.ca Acquaye, Emmanuel candidateemmanuel@gmail.com Acton, Blake Ahmed, Sharif sharif4change@gmail.com Alam, Asadul Allan, Gru Jesse office@gru4mayor.ca Aly, Atef Apostolopoulos, Dionysios Atkinson, Darren Atkinson, Jamie Bailão, Ana … Continue reading
PICKERING: “Land Over Landings” declines award from Pickering mayor
PICKERING: Councillors influenced by big developers?
Chicken marinades
Chicken marinades A great way to add flavour and tenderness to grilled chicken. Lemon and Herb Marinade: Mix together lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and your choice of herbs (e.g. thyme, oregano, rosemary). Marinate the chicken for at … Continue reading
Steak Marinades
Steak Marinades Marinades will tenderize your steaks and make them juicier and more flavourful. Try each marinade below. Save your favourite ones and then tweak them to your specific flavour tastes. Classic Steak Marinade The classic steak marinade is a … Continue reading
PICKERING: Calendar of SPOTLIGHT SERIES presentations
Free Interactive seminars with local guest speakers. All seminars are free. Registration is required. Register in advance using the codes provided at pickering.ca/active. Getting The Most From Your Healthcare Appointment Thursday, June 1 10:00 am – 11:30 am Activity code: … Continue reading
PICKERING: Nuclear public alert SYSTEMS TEST…TEST NOT DONE!
[ The TEST never occurred. The noticed below was published but the test was not carried out. Is this serious endangerment of the population in that people are publicly warned/notified of an imminent action by the authorities but it is … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Everything old should be new again
Life was simpler before. So it seemed, more joyful, more delightful, more pleasureful. Even Hollywood concurs that the old days were happier days. The entertainment center of the world is trying to return to those happier times by producing sequels … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Politics, USA, Canada – stages for clowns
The United States doesn’t have a monopoly on political clowns, though they have really its ridiculous ones. Politicas is a stage where political clowns can really shine. In the US, they are presidential candidates, in Canada, provincial premiers and mayoral … Continue reading
The SZPINNER JUNE 2023 Newsletter
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UPDATE: PATRONAGE or CORRUPTION ? FORD government 2023
UPDATE: Is this an example of Ontario taxpayers getting their money’s worth or another example of the corruption in the Ford Govt? Absolutely incredible!!! Ford hired this guy to consult about Ontario Place, salary $170,000 He was to analyze, evaluate … Continue reading
The LARROGER Road Story
This is a story for those who are dedicated to their cottages, their second homes that vy for home supremacy with their home back in the city. Gail Aziz is a retired educational administrator with phenomenal recall, a photographic memory … Continue reading
PICKERING: COUNCILLORS- nice perks if you can get ’em
Holding public office seems like a thankless job…and any perks attached to the position are questioned and scrutinized by the public like sharks swimming in blood-tainted waters. Municipal councillors are offered ‘gifts,’ freebies by various sources, often with the claim … Continue reading
Can the “Dog” on Queen’s Park be slain?
An attack on the ‘king’ must be a mortal wound! It is questionable that the provincial NDP can unseat the Conservatives. Horwath inflicted a serious blow, but not the mortal one. The jury’s verdict of Marit Stiles remains to be … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: PICKERING population put at risk
We’ve complained before, at town halls, Ward meetings, to councilors. All to no avail, shut down and shot down even by councilors themselves, our political representatives. This won’t help you sleep better Pickering’s Nuclear Emergency Evacuation plan, last updated, 2015. … Continue reading
EDITORIAL: Disclosure rules need more clarity and more transparency
Politicians deserve holidays and getaway time from the pressure cooker of municipal politics. We wonder how they should get these breaks. As gifts from developers? As perks from lobbyists? As small tokens of a job well done? These are trying … Continue reading
