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Month: July 2023

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July 13, 2023 Phillip Blancher
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Published Columns

Wanderings – Noteworthy newsroom notions and nonsense

July 12, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Working in a physical newsroom is an interesting experience. The smell of printer’s ink, the sound of a press running, the ringing of phones, and the tactile feel of newsprint held in your hands. Just […]

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Friday Wrap #24 – The theft of joy

July 8, 2023 Phillip Blancher

Theodore Roosevelt once wrote that “Comparison is the theft of joy.” He was and remains correct in that. Sadly in writing that, he did not say how to avoid it. Comparison has a place in […]

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More high speed internet contracts awarded

July 6, 2023 Phillip Blancher

SOUTH MOUNTAIN – More than 1,000 homes including 170 in the northwest corner of the Municipality of South Dundas will be connected to high speed internet by 2025.nnA joint-announcement by the Federal and Ontario government […]

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Friday Wrap #23 – Milk, cows, and unsocial news

July 1, 2023 Phillip Blancher

There is an old adage: Why buy the cow when you can drink the milk for free. I am reminded of this as the media world in Canada panics because of the fall out from […]

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