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A moment for MacMillan 1 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
By Robert Washburn There are some people in a community who are so important, yet they never hold an elected office or head some big company or become the executive director of an organization. These ...
Tackling the issue of newspaper closures in rural Canada 24 Jul 2013 | 08:52 pm
With the announcement by Sun Media regarding the closure of eight weekly newspapers, J-Source.ca asked if I would try to provide some initial analysis. Sadly, these kinds of stories focus on urban dai...
Withholding funds a form of racism 21 Jul 2013 | 11:26 pm
By Robert Washburn As Canadians celebrated Canada Day with great pride over the past weekend, a pale fell over the festivities as news media reports of huge amounts of money earmarked for multicultura...
Rhetorical spin demonstrates need to be pragmatic, not dogmatic 20 Jul 2013 | 11:30 pm
By Robert Washburn Municipal government is quickly becoming a place where citizens and politicians can no longer come together to work out the problems of the day; and, it is being replaced by rhetori...
The results of my reporting at Northumberland Today 19 Jul 2013 | 11:03 pm
The two weeks helping out at Northumberland Today resulted in the following stories (not all got posted): 2011 derailment shone light on areas needing improvement: NORTHUMBERLAND – In the face of the ...
Boulevard Gardens in Cobourg 19 Jul 2013 | 08:19 am
The Burd Report started posting pictures of violations of the boulevard maintenance and protection bylaw, following a series of stories about Councillor Miriam Mutton’s run in with the town over her m...
Returning to my roots by being a practicing journalist once more 3 Jul 2013 | 01:29 am
By Robert Washburn Starting July 3, I am returning to the newsroom to practice my craft. Northumberland Today is giving me a chance to work for the next 10 days. It is voluntary, as I hope to stretch...
Big Band music comes to nearby Trenton 1 Jul 2013 | 12:08 am
A very good friend of mine leads an amazing Swing Band, similar to those from the Big Band Era, called the Commodores. The full-sized, 17-piece band plays the classics, as performed by the likes of D...
Time to tidy mainstreet 16 Jun 2013 | 09:11 pm
By Robert Washburn It is gravely disappointing to see the lack of attention to smaller things along King Street West. The Burd Report rightly points out some weeds in need of cropping. His point is no...
Talking our way out of poverty 8 Jun 2013 | 07:07 am
By Deborah O’Connor Lets talk, shall we? Somehow, over many years of increasing poverty and misery for the disadvantaged, a large cadre of well meaning, middle class social agency workers have built u...
