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Andrew Dreschel
adreschel@hamiltonspectator.com

October 06, 2008 4:30 AM -

Simple or smooth -- you choose

October 03, 2008 4:30 AM -

Debates, rallies and voting with your feet

October 01, 2008 4:30 AM -

Hospital plan escapes tough questioning

September 29, 2008 4:30 AM -

Merulla cuts a mean rug on DARTS

September 26, 2008 4:30 AM -

Hospital has nobody to blame but itself

September 24, 2008 4:30 AM -

Why Hamilton craves light rail

September 22, 2008 4:30 AM -

Old indiscretion haunts Di Ianni

September 19, 2008 4:30 AM -

Was Dion saying 'Niagara' or 'Viagra'?

September 17, 2008 4:30 AM -

City manager search down to 12 finalists

September 13, 2008 4:30 AM -

Where have all the Liberals gone?

September 12, 2008 4:30 AM -

Eisenberger breathes easy, but Clark ...?

September 10, 2008 4:30 AM -

The staggering price of our 'democracy'

September 08, 2008 4:30 AM -

Local Liberals looking for a comeback

September 05, 2008 4:30 AM -

Grits scramble to find local candidate

September 03, 2008 4:30 AM -

St. Joe's eyes urgent care centre for Mountain

August 29, 2008 4:30 AM -

From Steeltown to an escalating war

August 27, 2008 4:30 AM -

PM's poll talk sounds like hypocrisy

August 25, 2008 4:30 AM -

Pushing and pulling over urgent care

August 22, 2008 4:30 AM -

HHS picks west end for urgent care centre

August 20, 2008 4:30 AM -

PM keeps stoking election rumours

August 18, 2008 4:30 AM -

Lobbying watchdog still in the works

August 15, 2008 4:30 AM -

Privacy versus the public's right to know

August 13, 2008 4:30 AM -

City Hall is losing its marble. Now what?

August 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

The whittling-down process begins

August 08, 2008 4:30 AM -

Council votes not to duck tax decision

July 30, 2008 4:30 AM -

In China, 'slippery jingles' tell a tale

July 18, 2008 4:30 AM -

A timely shakeup in the mayor's office

July 16, 2008 4:30 AM -

Search ramps up for new city manager

July 14, 2008 4:30 AM -

No such thing as a free ride

July 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

Eisenberger and Clark on shaky ground

July 09, 2008 4:30 AM -

No such thing as a free bus ride

July 07, 2008 10:15 AM -

Consulting natives makes sense for city

July 04, 2008 4:30 AM -

Life and death in the neighbourhood

July 02, 2008 4:30 AM -

Hamilton has a new way to spell relief

June 30, 2008 4:30 AM -

Eisenberger's night of the long knives

June 27, 2008 4:30 AM -

Clark, Eisenberger caught in same net

June 25, 2008 4:30 AM -

Less than $500,000 blocks Lister deal

June 23, 2008 4:30 AM -

Smitherman's exit not a minute too soon

June 20, 2008 4:30 AM -

Lister hairball ready to be coughed up?

June 18, 2008 4:30 AM -

Horwath is getting her ducks in a row

June 16, 2008 4:30 AM -

St. Joe's has 'best of worst' wait times

June 13, 2008 4:30 AM -

A big and welcome win for Mayor Fred

June 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

The recurring nightmare of Billary

June 06, 2008 4:30 AM -

The hollow ring of anti-racing laws

June 04, 2008 4:30 AM -

1,000 km away, Lynlee waits for newsworld

June 02, 2008 4:30 AM -

Jury is out on young offender law

May 30, 2008 4:30 AM -

What if the superbug were killing kids?

May 28, 2008 4:30 AM -

The city's good and not-so-good news

May 26, 2008 4:30 AM -

Jackson's receipts: Both sides should give

May 26, 2008 4:30 AM -

Jackson's receipts: Both sides should give

May 23, 2008 4:30 AM -

He dreamed big dreams, but not for himself

May 21, 2008 4:30 AM -

Just when things were looking up -- pow!

May 16, 2008 4:30 AM -

HDI's fee demand quietly rejected

May 14, 2008 4:30 AM -

Crocodile tears for the Balfour building

May 12, 2008 4:30 AM -

Jackson's MPP costs called into question

May 12, 2008 4:30 AM -

Jackson's MPP costs called into question

May 09, 2008 4:30 AM -

Mayor Fred: 'They didn't like the answers'

May 07, 2008 4:30 AM -

Bring police protection to tax meeting: McCarthy

May 05, 2008 4:30 AM -

Soul searching over the Flamboro slots

May 02, 2008 4:30 AM -

Savoline won't make room for Tory

April 30, 2008 4:30 AM -

History shows nobody's hands are clean

April 28, 2008 4:30 AM -

OK, so politicians are not all alike

April 25, 2008 4:30 AM -

Flamborough left flapping in the wind

April 16, 2008 4:30 AM -

Why not an ER in every neighbourhood?

April 14, 2008 4:30 AM -

City chases former staffer for money

April 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

One jumps in, others wait and see

April 09, 2008 4:30 AM -

Garwood-Jones eyes City Hall rebuild

April 07, 2008 4:30 AM -

Therapy trumps tradition for Di Ianni

April 04, 2008 4:30 AM -

Don't forget the real purpose of schools

April 02, 2008 7:31 AM -

Via trains will stop at LIUNA after all

March 31, 2008 4:30 AM -

New optimism for an old frustration

March 28, 2008 4:30 AM -

Stamp out smokers' littering ways

March 26, 2008 4:30 AM -

Council considers gagging complainants

March 24, 2008 4:30 AM -

As Mayor Fred grows so do the murmurs

March 19, 2008 4:30 AM -

How would you spend $8 million?

March 17, 2008 4:30 AM -

City pays big bucks for icy tumbles

March 14, 2008 4:30 AM -

Province 'bending backwards' for Lister

March 12, 2008 4:30 AM -

McHattie's snow scheme gains traction

March 10, 2008 4:30 AM -

McHattie is hot on snow removal

March 06, 2008 4:30 AM -

City's top bureaucrat steps down

March 05, 2008 4:30 AM -

Back to strategy school for council

March 03, 2008 4:30 AM -

Mac mulls Plan B for downtown med centre

February 29, 2008 4:30 AM -

Fiery words part of council's venting

February 27, 2008 4:30 AM -

Give Tory credit for not turning tail

February 25, 2008 4:30 AM -

The irony of Dave Mitchell's legacy

February 22, 2008 4:30 AM -

Plugging leaks and hunting witches

February 20, 2008 4:30 AM -

Saying thanks to a stricken politician

February 15, 2008 4:30 AM -

The only honourable option is for Mitchell to step down

February 13, 2008 4:30 AM -

A 'defining moment' for council: mayor

February 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

Lister developers pull rabbit from hat

February 06, 2008 4:30 AM -

Our tax dollars at work -- or not

February 04, 2008 4:30 AM -

Tension grows between mayor and councillor

February 01, 2008 4:30 AM -

The blurry line between fear and reality

January 30, 2008 4:30 AM -

Don't blame this one on amalgamation

January 28, 2008 4:30 AM -

John Tory gets ready to face the music

January 25, 2008 4:30 AM -

StatsCan: Our car addiction is growing

January 23, 2008 4:30 AM -

Canada's role in Afghanistan 'honourable'

January 21, 2008 4:30 AM -

Bus shelters no place for pro-life ads

January 18, 2008 4:30 AM -

Councillors wary of hospital ER plan

January 16, 2008 4:30 AM -

Will 'kids only' ER trouble the adults?

January 14, 2008 4:30 AM -

The Lister truth? Depends on who's talking

January 11, 2008 4:30 AM -

Better deal? City ponders purchase of Lister Block

January 09, 2008 4:30 AM -

Why can't LIUNA just tear Lister down?

January 08, 2008 4:30 AM -

Following the trail of a political whodunit

January 07, 2008 4:30 AM -

Lister Block: City to get a $37 shock

January 04, 2008 4:30 AM -

New Year resolutions for city council

December 24, 2007 4:30 AM -

Our magical first Christmas in Hamilton

December 21, 2007 4:30 AM -

Integrity task force is coming up short

December 19, 2007 4:30 AM -

Outspoken T.O. developer eyes Lister

December 17, 2007 4:30 AM -

Is Lister Block project getting too pricey for mayor, LIUNA?

December 14, 2007 4:30 AM -

Teacher, teacher, can you reach me?

December 12, 2007 4:30 AM -

Mayor Fred hits a home run, but ...

December 10, 2007 4:30 AM -

McHattie sees light, Powers calls it 'fluff'

December 07, 2007 4:30 AM -

Teresa is ready to play fairy godmother

December 05, 2007 4:30 AM -

Spinning the message is not a key 'value'

November 26, 2007 4:30 AM -

Morelli's down, but don't count him out

November 23, 2007 4:30 AM -

Why fuss if we're already at 1.2 garbage bags?

November 21, 2007 4:30 AM -

Trudeau generates money, media, momentum

November 19, 2007 4:30 AM -

Fergie shows some of that leadership thing

November 16, 2007 4:30 AM -

City is facing more than one strike

November 14, 2007 4:30 AM -

Year 1: Mayor Fred still finding his feet

November 12, 2007 4:30 AM -

RBG is stable but not yet sustainable

November 09, 2007 4:30 AM -

Cops rode shotgun to protect Marie B.

November 07, 2007 4:30 AM -

At least they won't be late for meetings

November 05, 2007 4:30 AM -

McHattie drops the ball on teamwork

November 02, 2007 4:30 AM -

Mayor Fred brings the gang back to earth

October 31, 2007 11:25 AM -

McMeekin can keep us on radar at Queen's Park

October 29, 2007 4:30 AM -

Council fights being 'bogged down by babble'

October 26, 2007 4:30 AM -

The fur flies one more time over Red Hill

October 24, 2007 4:40 PM -

Testing Dalton's love affair with Hamilton

October 22, 2007 4:30 AM -

Council wants its own Tiny Talent Time

October 19, 2007 4:30 AM -

Hamilton looks at boosting council size

October 17, 2007 4:30 AM -

Federal candidates await call to arms

October 15, 2007 4:30 AM -

Get ready for another political slugfest

October 12, 2007 4:30 AM -

Can you believe what they call 'news'?

October 11, 2007 4:30 AM -

Liberals hit but not sunk in Hamilton

October 10, 2007 4:30 AM -

The dangers of a Liberal-free zone

October 05, 2007 4:30 AM -

Mayor Fred puts the cart before the horse

October 01, 2007 4:30 AM -

Can Mayor Fred deliver the future?

September 28, 2007 4:30 AM -

How candidates learn to play 'Survivor'

September 26, 2007 4:30 AM -