John Charles Piercy, Hamiltonian, Fire Fighter, Friend
Reflections on a man who made a difference, and lived life like so many of us do - fighting peace, after some bumps along the way.…
Recapturing "The Digital Footprint of Joey Coleman"
With the launch of ThePublicRecord.ca as a domain in 2014, my personal domain is once again able to be my personal website. Let the journey begin again.…
From 2013: A City's Shame
The following was published in Hamilton Magazine in Fall 2013. A City's Shame CHARLTON HALL SIMPLY WANTED TO MOVE TO A NICER FACILITY. HOW IT TURNED INTO A BITTER, AND COSTLY, LEGAL BATTLE IS BOTH SHOCKING AND SHAMEFUL WRITTEN BY Joey Coleman Charlton Hall, a mental health treatment facility for…
As a Crown Ward, The Library was a Lifeline to University
I'm proud of all of Hamilton's social media communities for defending our Hamilton Public Library after recent comments by Ward 7 Councillor Donna Skelly. (You can listen to an audio recording [https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/static/Donna-Skelly-Hamilton-Library.mp3] or read a transcript [http://raisethehammer.org/article/3182/annotated_transcript_of_…
On Blogging - How Talking Makes For Better Posts
Seemingly random unscheduled conversations on the street, in the market, and in the food court are key foundations of good blogging. They serve as a form of editing for the ideas I write. I thought about writing this post earlier today, and I should've when I remembered more about the…