Eddie Francis - the big decision

Today's Windsor Star editorial accurately reflects my view of how Eddie Francis has served his community so well during his tenure as our Mayor. There are few during my lifetime in this City who have led as well, honestly and energetically.
From a very selfish view, I would like to see him run again but from a personal view Eddie has to make a choice that suits the needs of his young family and his future career.
He will have no trouble finding an alternative career path that can earn him substantially more money than what is accorded the Mayor. He can move into the corporate world and lead a company or practice law.
But this is a choice for his family to make. There will be pressures in any other path he chooses and they may be as daunting or more so. But again, its his choice.
And what about the City? Can we survive without Eddie? Of course we can. There will be others who will come forward and while their style and philosophy may be different they will rise to the challenge and serve our community as past Mayors have.
We have had great Mayors before like David Croll and Bert Weeks who had different political priorities but led the entire community not just their political consituency.
So, thank you Eddie from this Windsorite. Make the choice you need to make for you and your family. I for one will always respect and appreciate your leadership, whatever that choice is.
by Richard Rosenthal

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Do we really need all these different chargers?

by Richard Rosenthal
I was looking for my cell phone charger today and it suddenly occurred to me that I had far too many chargers that all do the same thing. Every new cell phone, every digital camera, every portable device had a different charger. Some have a car charger as well. So why do we need all these different chargers? They all do the same thing and, for the most part, appear to be interchangeable except for the different connectors that plug into the device to be charged.
Just think of all the waste involved in this. The extra electrical garbage going into our landfills or collecting dust on our shelves. Why can't these devices be standardized like other electrical devices so we only need one, or possibly two?
Maybe its time for us to start writing letters to the government and the manufacturers to insist on a change in their approach. It could save millions of dollars and be good for the environment.
While we're at it. What about the various non-standard rechargeable batteries is laptops, digital cameras and other devices? Do they really need to all be different?

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