[highwater]

I totally agree with this. While there's alot to like about the BO, their forced marriage of Burlington and Hamilton has been awkward, and smacks of desperation.

The editor attempted a weak defense of this stance in one of the first issues. He admitted that he was a former Hamiltonian who had long ago decamped to the greener, more manicured pastures of Burlington, but had noticed Hamilton making a bit of a comeback. It makes the BO seem like a bit of a vanity project by a couple of old Burlington boys who want to get in on some of Hamilton's renewed mojo.

At least their office is downtown, but like David Estok over at the Spec, they're daytrippers. The BO needs to commit to one or the other to be taken seriously by this reader.