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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.
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.
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.
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...
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)
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.
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...
Gold medal for Sydney
12/08/2008 | LAST Friday I travelled from Lake Macquarie to Sydney and returned the same day. I have heard much criticism that drivers in the Newcastle area are bad drivers. After experiencing Sydney drive...  | CommentsComments (1)
Let's see the sparks fly
10/08/2008 | IN the federal budget, $500 million was set aside for developing fuel-efficient cars in Australia.
Dog beach is full of poo
8/08/2008 | WE moved to Newcastle recently and have enjoyed taking our dog on his daily walks in various locations. The Newcastle City Council website is quite comprehensive, with detailed information regarding l...
Good people do good
7/08/2008 | KEITH Whitfield ("Not enough love in this world" H2 Letters 2/8) seems to suggest that an absence of belief is a causal factor in crime, rather than a mere coincidence. Another common assertion fro...
It's time to rock the boat
6/08/2008 | I FIND it difficult to understand the failure of the previous federal government to initiate alternative means of providing fuel to allow us to continue functioning in the event of our being held to r...  | CommentsComments (2)
End of road for truckies
5/08/2008 | IT is time for the trucking industry to wake up to reality. High fuel prices, government over-regulation and running costs may be beyond the industry's control, but pricing is not. Retailers a...
The price of access
4/08/2008 | THE report "Come in spinner" (Herald 1/8) deserves a response. The matter of access by aged and disabled persons to Newcastle City Council buildings has long been the subject of discussion by the c...  | CommentsComments (1)
Painting a fine picture
1/08/2008 | NEWCASTLE City Council is set to consider increasing its anti-graffiti budget by $100,000 ("Carrying the can" Herald 29/7). That, of course, is $100,000 of ratepayers' money. When council-owned...  | CommentsComments (2)
Calculating competition
31/07/2008 | MY electricity supplier has notified me its prices increased from July 1. Thinking that I would take advantage of the much-lauded competition in the market, I rang the other suppliers who are a...
We should lead world
30/07/2008 | THE world and its economy relies on the delicate balance of nature to function: clean air, water and healthy soil is essential. The US and China may be the worst polluters, but Australia should st...  | CommentsComments (1)
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