Spin. Duck and Cover. Our Mayor forgets again.

Well, according to Chuck Scarpelli, the City’s Freedom of Information Officer, I should have received a response to my FOI request today. 
And guess what?  I did not.  Unless I’m mistaken, today is November 30th – the day I was assured I would receive an answer.  The Municipal Freedom of Information Act requires that the city [...]

A load of bingo daubers!

To begin with, I have deep reservations with governments that utilize gambling revenue to support social programming and charitable organizations. Yes, the cash bonanza they once provided resulted in an explosion of charities vying for a piece of the pie.
Long before the anti-smoking legislation, bingo revenues were in decline. But now gambling has become a [...]