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28/08/2008 | IT'S hard to judge which of the two men Premier Morris Iemma or Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has been painted into the tightest corner over the power privatisation issue.
Empowering voices
28/08/2008 | IT was magnificent watching and singing along with the Carrie's Place Choir of No More Knocks on Saturday night at the University of Newcastle Great Hall. Jonathon Welch, the founding musical dire...
Championing language
27/08/2008 | I PREFACE this letter by saying I am proud of all the athletes in our Olympic team.
27/08/2008 | THE contest for Newcastle's lord mayoral chair seems likely to be closely fought if a decision by candidate Aaron Buman to swap preferences with the ALP proceeds.
Golden chance missed
26/08/2008 | DURING the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on Sunday night we saw many pretty little girls paraded out in nice dresses.
26/08/2008 | THE obvious problem with promoting relatively isolated "greenfield" sites for large-scale new residential developments is the lack of existing infrastructure.
Spirit of caring surfaced
25/08/2008 | EVERY day we can't help but be overwhelmed by the news we hear and read. You have to wonder if humanity has lost its way sometimes.
25/08/2008 | THAT the Beijing Olympics lacked the sunny exuberance of Sydney 2000 was no surprise. Smoggy Beijing isn't renowned for its clear skies or spontaneity.
21/08/2008 | BEATING graffiti isn't necessarily the hopeless task many imagine. It is probably impossible to entirely eliminate the problem, but Cardiff businessman Robert De...
Our Sally does it right
21/08/2008 | AUSTRALIANS all let's stand and charge our glasses. At last a genuine Olympic hero has arrived. Sally McLellan has shown us what it is all about. She was humble in the build-up to the final, but...
20/08/2008 | THE influence on Australia of the massive industrial and economic expansion of China has been nowhere better displayed than on the balance sheet of BHP Billiton. Thanks ...
The lycra-clad menace
20/08/2008 | AS a regular walker on Newcastle Foreshore I have lost count of the number of times I have almost been collected by lycra-clad baby boomers who think they are riding in the Tour de France. Will it ...  | CommentsComments (2)
From breeder to pound
19/08/2008 | I HOPE Jesse Russell (SMS 16/8) plans to rescue the puppies she believes she should be able to breed that end up in our already overflowing pounds and RSPCA shelters. A lot of people buy puppies, ...  | CommentsComments (1)
Sharing the pathways
19/08/2008 | THE bicycle has a long way to go before it reclaims the prominence it once enjoyed as a means of transport in Newcastle. Old photographs of the BHP steelworks show scores of...
18/08/2008 | THE impact of erosion on the Hunter's coastline is rightly regarded as one of the most serious challenges facing our region in coming decades. While opinions vary about...
Speed up the learners
18/08/2008 | "HERE we go again", is what I think on embarking on my daily commute to and from my Hornsby workplace via the F3. The road is dangerous enough. Drifting trucks kicking up large rocks, oil slicks, d...
Real pollution on beach
13/08/2008 | FRANK Hinchey (Letters 9/8) seems to suggest that dogs spoil the spectacular sunrise show at Merewether Beach.
13/08/2008 | GIVEN the perception of some that local councils are being marginalised by state governments and that councillors are being made redundant by bureaucrats, it might seem surprising that so many candidates are contesting the September local government elections.
13/08/2008 | PENSIONERS are arguably Australia's new poor. A Federal Government pension review background paper, released this week, has highlighted some brutal facts about life ...  | CommentsComments (1)
Tunnel vision needed
13/08/2008 | MANY articles in The Herald over the years regarding problems with the Swansea Bridge have highlighted the need for a solution. I think a tunnel would be the answer. This region is set for grow...
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