Former Mayor Larry Di Ianni and Mr. Ecklund's daughter Erika

ARCHIVED POSTS:

• A Review of My New Year’s Predictions (July 13, 2009)
• Transformers in Winona: Revenge of the Changelings (July 10, 2009)
• The Virtues of Tax Increases (Or Not!) (July 9, 2009)
• Council’s Plan for Future Development (July 2, 2009)
• Hamilton's Self-Esteem (June 26, 2009)
• Da Rally, Da Media and Di Manno (June 22, 2009)
• Balsillie Has Done the Heavy Lifting; It is Now Time for Hamilton to Act (June 15, 2009)
• Mady Development in Winona (June 5, 2009)
• NDP Impotence is Costing Hamilton Federal Support (June 2, 2009)
• Metrolinx Appoints New Board (May 29, 2009)
• Accountability and Transparency Committee Misses the Mark (May 27, 2009)
• Mourning Randy Steele (May 25, 2009)
• Success at Hess Village? (May 22, 2009)
• Boosterism or Realism: these should not be the options for the City of Hamilton! (May 20, 2009)
• Council's Role and the NHL (May 14, 2009)
• Sundry Spring Thoughts (May 8, 2009)
• Is the City of Burlington Hamilton's Friend or Rival? (May 5, 2009)
• The Church of the Universe and Hamilton Politics (April 29, 2009)
• Pandemic Response: Is Hamilton Ready? (April 27, 2009)
• Ambassador Robert Fowler’s Hamilton Connection (April 23, 2009)
• Healthcare and Hamilton Politics (April 21, 2009)
• Administrative Changes Continue in Hamilton (April 17, 2009)
• Devastating Earthquake in Central Italy (April 13, 2009)
• The Affordable Connaught: Lessons Learned (September 21, 2009)
• Do Canadians Want A Federal Election? (September 17, 2009)
• Amalgamation Revisited (September 14, 2009)
• Whither or Should that be Wither the Connaught? (September 11, 2009)
• Hamilton- a City of Philanthropists (September 8, 2009)
• Who is Canada's Political Lion(August 31, 2009)
• Bloggers Beware: you are not as invisible as you think!(August 28, 2009)
• Redeemer College University: A Deserving Member of Hamilton’s Education City (August 24, 2009)
• What's New About the NDP? (August 19, 2009)
• Is Neighbourhood Planning the Art of the Possible?(August 12, 2009)
• Integrity Commissioner’s First Investigation: Much Ado About Nothing (August 10, 2009)
• Et Tu Hamilton? Did our city just throw Balsillie’s hopes under a bus?(August 5, 2009)
• A Fine Finesse or a Fine Mess? The Opening of the Financial Floodgates (July 31, 2009)
• The Politics of Floods (July 28, 2009)
• Sundry Summer Thoughts, 2009 (July 23, 2009)
• James Street Revitilization and Rev. Ron Burridge (July 21, 2009)
• A Review of My New Year’s Predictions (July 13, 2009)
• Transformers in Winona: Revenge of the Changelings (July 10, 2009)
• The Virtues of Tax Increases (Or Not!) (July 9, 2009)
• Council’s Plan for Future Development (July 2, 2009)
• Hamilton's Self-Esteem (June 26, 2009)
• Da Rally, Da Media and Di Manno (June 22, 2009)
• Balsillie Has Done the Heavy Lifting; It is Now Time for Hamilton to Act (June 15, 2009)
• Mady Development in Winona (June 5, 2009)
• NDP Impotence is Costing Hamilton Federal Support (June 2, 2009)
• Metrolinx Appoints New Board (May 29, 2009)
• Accountability and Transparency Committee Misses the Mark (May 27, 2009)
• Mourning Randy Steele (May 25, 2009)
• Success at Hess Village? (May 22, 2009)
• Boosterism or Realism: these should not be the options for the City of Hamilton! (May 20, 2009)
• Council's Role and the NHL (May 14, 2009)
• Sundry Spring Thoughts (May 8, 2009)
• Is the City of Burlington Hamilton's Friend or Rival? (May 5, 2009)
• The Church of the Universe and Hamilton Politics (April 29, 2009)
• Pandemic Response: Is Hamilton Ready? (April 27, 2009)
• Ambassador Robert Fowler’s Hamilton Connection (April 23, 2009)
• Healthcare and Hamilton Politics (April 21, 2009)
• Administrative Changes Continue in Hamilton (April 17, 2009)
• Devastating Earthquake in Central Italy (April 13, 2009)
• Waste Management and the City Budget (April 7, 2009)
• GoTransit and Metrolinx Merger: Benefits and Implications (April 1, 2009)
• Ontario’s Budget: A Risky Proposition or a Sure Thing? (March 30, 2009)
• Environment Hamilton: Methinks the group doth protest too much? (March 26, 2009)
• Term Limits: Pros and Cons (March 23, 2009)
• Tim Hudak: Leader in Waiting? (March 18, 2009)
• The Winds of Change (March 9, 2009)
• Planning Matters: An Interesting Planning Committee Discussion (March 6, 2009)
• Mourning The Steel Company of Canada (March 4, 2009)
• Marketing Our City: Tourism Hamilton’s Excellent Adventure (March 3, 2009)
• Media Crisis Hits Hamilton Hard (February 27, 2009)
• King of NIMBY Fights City Hall (February 23, 2009)
• Impoverishing the Future (February 20, 2009)
• Of Roasts and Toasts And Politics And Such (February 17, 2009)
• Pan-Am Games: Should Hamilton Participate? (February 12, 2009)
• Governing in Tough Economic Times (February 9, 2009)
• Winter Blahs and Wow Factors (February 4, 2009)
• Municipal Service Centers: Unifying the City has a cost (February 2, 2009)
• The Federal Budget Deserves Support (January 28, 2009)
• NDP Hypocrisy Hurts 50,000 York U Students (January 26, 2009)
• Appearances Can Be Deceiving: the Case for the Elfrida Node (January 22, 2009)
• "Events, Dear Boy, Events" (January 19, 2009)
• The Burdens of Office (January 13, 2009)
• Federal NDP Caucus Lets Hamilton Down (January 12, 2009)
• The South Pole and Anti-Business: A Relationship? (January 9, 2009)
• Hamilton's Future Fund: A Success Story (January 7, 2009)
• Forecasts for the Year 2009 (January 2, 2009)
• New Year's Resolutions for Local and World Leaders (December 30, 2008)
• NDP Convention May be a Barn-burner! (December 26, 2008)
• Peak Oil and Airport Lands Development in the City of Hamilton (December 23, 2008)
• A Christmas Story (December 19, 2008)
• Hamilton Economic Summit and Hamiltonians For Progressive Development: A Tale of Two Approaches To Hamilton's Economic Future (December 17, 2008)
• Hamilton Mourns Chester Waxman (December 15, 2008)
• The Politics of Division At City Hall (December 12, 2008)
• Sundry Thoughts: On Local, Provincial and Federal Issues (December 10, 2008)
• The Recurring City Hall Debate: And It's Not Even Ground Hog Day Yet! (December 8, 2008)
• On The Precipice (December 5, 2008)
• How to Slay the Budget Dragon in the City of Hamilton (December 2, 2008)
• Ottawa's Constitutional Crisis May Be Good News For Hamilton (December 1, 2008)
• It is Time to Consider Changes to How Council Meetings are Chaired (November 27, 2008)
• It's The Economy, Stupid (November 24, 2008)
• From Business to Drive-Thrus: Everything is Connected (November 17, 2008)
• Hamilton and the N.H.L: An Impossible Dream? (November 13, 2008)
• The Role of Media in the City of Hamilton (November 10, 2008) UPDATED NOVEMBER 18 2008
• Leadership Politics at the Municipal, Provincial and Federal Levels (November 5, 2008)
• The City Hall Dilemma (November 4, 2008)
• Ward Boundaries Revisited (October 30, 2008)
• Should the Province Bail Out Hamilton? Again? (October 23, 2008)
• Post Election Analysis (October 22, 2008)
• A $48M Dollar Bonanza For Hamilton (August 29, 2008)
• Branding the City of Hamilton (August 21, 2008)
• The Area Rating Debate (part 2) (August 14, 2008)
• Harmony or Fairness: The 'Area Rating' debate (Part One) (August 8, 2008)
• The Royal Connaught: Crucial to Downtown Redevelopment (August 1, 2008)
• Hamilton Politics and the Dark Side of the Internet (July 22, 2008)
• Oily Politics in the City of Hamilton (July 7, 2008)
• The Lister Re-Born? (July 2, 2008)
• Council Moves Hamilton Towards the Future (June 25, 2008)
• Soccer Fever As a Canadian Metaphor (June 23, 2008)
• Tolling roads in Ontario (June 18, 2008)
• Who Will Lead Downtown Renewal? (June 11, 2008)
• The Scourge of Cancer Among Us (June 4, 2008)
• Hamilton's Downtown Renewal (May 30, 2008)
• A Rapid Transit System for Hamilton (May 20, 2008)
• Hamilton's Economic Summit 2 (May 13, 2008)
• Hamilton's Economic Summit (May 5, 2008)
• The Flamborough Slot Revenue Debate (April 24, 2008)
• The Caledonia Dispute Reaches Hamilton (April 21, 2008)
• The Sad Saga of Lost Opportunities: How We Lost the Maple Leaf Pork Processing Plant (April 17, 2008)
• Hovercraft Services For Hamilton? (April 9, 2008)
• VIA Rail Part 2: We've Been Fooled Again! (April 3, 2008)
• VIA Rail: Easy Come, Easy GO!!! (March 31, 2008)
• Who Should Be Hamilton's Next City Manager (March 25, 2008)
• How Elusive is Council Consensus? (March 17, 2008)
• Glen Peace: A Man of Integrity (March 5, 2008)
• Sundry Winter Reflections (February 28, 2008)
• A Day and An Eternity: On Leaving the City for a Week (February 6, 2008)
• An Integrity Commissioner and Integrity: Both Are Needed (February 6, 2008)
• The Amalgamation Demon Raises Its Uncomfortable Head (February 1, 2008)
• The Groundhog Day Debate: What to do about City Hall (January 25, 2008)
• Hamilton Mourns Conrad Furey (January 24, 2008)
• For Whom the Bell Tolls: Should the Red Hill Valley Parkway be Tolled? (January 17, 2008)
• The Lister Saga Continues (January 8, 2008)
• Out with the Old, in with the New (December 31, 2007)
• Sprawl: Myth and Reality (December 18, 2007)
• Towards Sustainable Transportation (December 13, 2007)
• Assessment Growth and Job Creation (December 7, 2007)
• On Transit, Bag Limits and the Running of City Meetings (December 1 , 2007)
• The Importance of Public Transit (November 28, 2007)
• Some Pre-Christmas Thoughts (November 26, 2007)
• Airport Employment Growth District (November 15 , 2007)
• The Red Hill Parkway (November 5 , 2007)
• The Value of Mission Statements: the Impossible Dream or Doable Objectives? (November 2 , 2007)
• The Toronto Act, More Taxes and the City of Hamilton (October 30, 2007)
• Council Looking to Increase the Size of Council (October 23, 2007)
• Ontario's Election: An analysis of the Local Reaction (October 16, 2007)
• A New Stadium for the City of Hamilton? (October 7, 2007)
• The Mid Peninsula Corridor and the City of Hamilton (September 27, 2007)
• The Carpenter's Union And the City of Hamilton (September 21, 2007)
• Provincial Election: The Local Scene (September 17, 2007)
• Provincial Election: Some Early Observations (September 12, 2007)
• Philanthropy is Changing the Face of Capitalism (September 10, 2007)

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