EDITORIAL - Ugly utterances by Minister Smith
The country is rightly concerned about the intolerably high incidence of murder, mayhem and malfeasance that pervades the society ... However, the intemperate outburst on Wednesday night of Derrick Smith, the Minister of National Security, is a shocking response that must be frowned upon by all well-thinking observers.
The dentals
Last week, I referred to the disappearance of general practitioners and their replacement by consultants. There are also, of course, an increasing number of consultants in the other fields of medicine. (Neita)
Property taxes said too low!
The Editor, Sir: With the upcoming local government election on the horizon, I wish to suggest to the powers that be an obvious means of getting more money into the coffers. First, I would suggest an increase in property taxes.
Issue: Are the bulbs all accounted for?
When I first heard about the free light bulbs drama, initially I did not hear how many bulbs were involved. A little light bulb went off in my head when I heard that the actual amount was 4,000,000. Now, that's a lot of bulbs.
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