The below article is a re-re-post via Urbanophile.com http://bit.ly/948E8h Friday, June 25th, 2010 Replay: The Decline of Civic Leadership Culture “Cleveland’s leadership has no apparent theory of change. Overwhelmingly, the strategy is now driven by individual projects. These projects, pushed by the real estate interests that dominate the board of the Greater ...

"When you came to Windsor, that must have been a huge step." "It was." A couple of weeks ago I went to hangout with my mom for the evening.  She lives at my sister's place.  My sister and her husband were out of town for the weekend so I went over with ...

Opinion: The Hamilton Spectator: The Lifeblood of our city Hamilton was built by people who came from other places. But we need more of them -- new Canadians who understand a new home is an opportunity for security and to realize dreams and ambitions, for themselves, for their children ...

As I see the economy take blow after ferocious blow I cannot help but think “how long can this last?”  Throughout history, local and otherwise, we have always found a way to persevere....

On the radio show yesterday, we debated the City Of Windsor's list of "shovel-ready" projects and how it can be considered a road-map of development ...

Sometimes, we all feel alone.  When you believe in something, such as we all do, it may seem that the vast majority of people have their heads in the sand, and that we are all ...

WARNING: A little bit of a personal rant approaching... I am a fourth-generation autoworker in the city of Windsor that has lost his job due to a gamble his employer took in the marketplace. This is the first time ...

Recently, I contacted Nicholas Kevlahan, a member of Hamilton Light Rail.  They are a group of concerned citizens and local business people who are lobbying local government to install light rail into Hamilton ...