Ottawa West - Editorials http://www.emcottawawest.ca Ottawa West en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20100909/editorials/Desperate+move%3f Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 Desperate move? EMC Editorial - So, it's happened.

Alex Cullen, councillor for Bay ward and until last week a candidate for the mayor's chair, has dropped out of the mayoral race to return to his ward.

His cited his primary reason for leaving the mayoral race as a lack of funds. Though he announced his intentions to run for the city's top job well before ...

]]> http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20100909/editorials/From+the+outside%2c+looking+in Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 From the outside, looking in EMC Editorial - I can't lie, I'm in heaven right now. The election is officially on, and candidates are making their pleas. Some are changing direction, while others are trying new tactics. And for an avid election watcher like myself, it's getting better everyday.

I've known for some time that this election was going to be one for the books. ...

]]> http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20100909/editorials/It's+everyone's+job+to+keep+our+children+safe Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -04:00 It's everyone's job to keep our children safe Dear Editor,

The tragic death of a two-year old Toronto child left alone in the family vehicle in stifling 37 C heat in Houston, Texas on August 19 should give us all pause.

As that sad and tragic death shows, leaving a child alone in a car can be extremely dangerous. On days that seem almost mild as well as the summer days of searing heat, ...

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