Hamiltonians Logging Out of Twitter in Ugly Final Week of Municipal Election
I find reading terrible tweets exhausting. I want to log off Twitter as well.…
I receive many story pitches each week. They arrive in my inboxes and my direct messages. Most of them are outside of my primary beat - that is they are not a Hamilton City Hall story. As a reader-funded journalist, I must be clear about what I cover and what…
I am watching the livestream of oral arguments at the Ontario Labour Relations Board this morning as the Government of Ontario seeks an order from the Board that Ontario's lowest-paid education workers are engaged in an illegal strike. Presently, the government lawyer is arguing that CUPE's ongoing strike is a…
I find reading terrible tweets exhausting. I want to log off Twitter as well.…
Peter Greenberg was a great educator, who made a positive impact on thousands of students, including me - and I wasn't even a student at his school.…
To get good insightful answers, how the question is framed matters. I missed an opportunity on Thursday…
It is just over 5°C in Hamilton at 9:00 pm this New Years Eve. I am walking in Downtown Hamilton, going nowhere in particular. COVID has ruined New Years Eve, Again. The present Ontario COVID regulations require restaurants to close at 11:00 pm, indoor gatherings are limited…
There is no special Sunday print edition of The Hamilton Spectator on this Sunday Boxing Day. It is the end of a tradition and another marker of the decline in the importance of print advertising.…
I am finding joy in this second Christmas of COVID. Friends have delivered gifts to my porch; I enjoyed a beautiful walk on this warm Christmas Eve, had a good laugh watching tonight's local evening newscast, and am enjoying the relaxation of this restful weekend. I sit beside a Christmas…