Hamilton Mayor Bob Bratina wrote the following to Larry Pattison in response to a letter from Mr. Pattison expressing concerns about statements by the Mayor’s Chief of Staff. *The Mayor cc’d the signatories of the open letter [http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/1381/local_media_access_at_city_…
–Briefly as I’m on a coffee break– I’m saddened to learn that Peter Kormos is retiring. I first met Mr. Kormos in one of the elevators in Queens Park at the age of 15 when I was visiting for the first time. I mistakenly thought he was Hamilton…
THE FOLLOWING IS SOLELY MY OWN OPINION Debbie Spence, communications officer for the Planning and Economic Development department, sent an email to the signatories of Local Media Access at City Hall: A Joint Statement [http://raisethehammer.org/article/1381/local_media_access_at_city_hall:_a_joint_statement] at noon…
Why did I sign the open statement “Local Media Access at City Hall: A Joint Statement [http://www.raisethehammer.org/article/1381/local_media_access_at_city_hall:_a_joint_statement] ” The answer is simple, it’s the right thing to do. It’s been an interesting week at Hamilton…
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011We, the undersigned, call on the City of Hamilton and the Mayor’s Office to adopt a policy of openness and transparency that recognizes the right of ordinary Hamiltonians to access information and speak to local officials, in the spirit of democracy and civic engagement that is…
Is this the Twitter of the 1940s [http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/before_the_web_there_was_the_s.php]? Sure looks like it. The Boston Globe in the 1940s provided breaking news before the story was in the paper. I’m assuming people still purchased the paper.…
One of the great regrets I have about my website is that I can never find time to work on the design and scripting of it. This domain was once cutting edge – a century ago on the Internet back in 2007 before my recruitment by Maclean’s. It’s amazing…
Andrew Dreschel of The Hamilton Spectator wrote [http://www.thespec.com/opinion/columns/article/529201--mayor-bob-leads-from-middle-of-the-pack] that Hamilton’s City Council “appears to be getting along more harmoniously than it has in years.” Dreschel attributes this to Mayor Bob Bratina’s leadership style. I attribute this to live-streaming of all meetings.…