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9:43AM Tuesday 07 October, 2008 Sunshine Coast weather Mostly sunny min 19° - max 25°
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Blog Central: And Another Thing Peter Richardson has been a journalist on the Sunshine Coast for 50 years and is the former editor of the Nambour Chronicle. Last year he published Chapter and Verse, a collection of short fiction and verse inspired by the people and places of the Coast. Peter is now writing a memoir of a half-century of journalism in South-East Queensland.

Recent entries

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Sirens sound for ambulance warning

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Emergencies are all about context. >>

Saturday, September 20, 2008

It's not easy being grey

Interest rates and the internet cause trouble for seniors. >>

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Pronunciation deterioration

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Have you noticed a pronounced ‘deteriation’ in pronunciation lately? >>

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Hospital does its best

Queensland Health doctors and nurses do the best they can. >>

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Rudd's misguided on truancy

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Noel Pearson's plan will put a spring in your step. >>

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Progress crushed the flowers

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The fields of gold are being swallowed up. >>

Sunday, August 17, 2008

It smacks of a silly debate

What ever happened to common sense and education? >>

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Am I an anti-Olympian?

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Forgive me, but I have entertained negative Olympic thoughts. >>

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Spring is about to be sprung

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The appearance of hovea flowers promises spring is close. >>

Saturday, July 26, 2008

A different view on home ownership

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Should Aussie real estate be left for citizens only? >>

Saturday, July 19, 2008

So what if Kev swears?

Let's remember the F-word is just a word after all. >>

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Debt and very loud cinemas

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Why is that surround sound so loud? >>

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Time to tighten the belt

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From now on, it's public transport for me. >>

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Hats off to sun pioneers

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The Sunshine Coast should be doing more to go solar. >>

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Even good teachers shout

Teachers who yell at students are not committing child abuse. >>

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Water, water everywhere

Surely some of that rain could have been collected? >>

Saturday, May 31, 2008

The dedicated band plays on

This charitable group of big-hearted musos deserve praise. >>

Saturday, May 24, 2008

No reward for loyalty

Decades of health fund membership count for nothing. >>

Saturday, May 17, 2008

On the search for a deserted beach

I know a good one, but it's a secret. >>

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Is poverty biting the Coast that much?

It's sad when people have to steal food to survive. >>

Saturday, May 3, 2008

Technology's impact on language

All these new words, but what do they mean? >>

Saturday, April 26, 2008

The truth about pokies revealed

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How the machines really work and news for seniors. >>

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Binge thinking needed on pokies

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Millions lost on Dalek look-alikes every day. >>

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Family took on the big boys to stay in business

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And now their milk plant is a roaring success. >>

Saturday, April 5, 2008

What? I've won two million pounds?

Don't put your hand out for a share just yet. >>

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Why we should value the right to vote

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The apathy of many Aussie electors can be astounding. >>

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Where are today’s bright young architects?

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Cheap and modest needn’t mean dull and poky. >>

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Homebuyers may need to lower their sights

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The huge loans taken out on first homes staggers me. >>

Saturday, March 8, 2008

It seems I've lost my passion ...

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at least for next Saturday's council poll, anyway. >>

Saturday, March 1, 2008

How can we lure more tourists?

The industry could soon find itself under the pump. >>

Saturday, February 23, 2008

One person’s child abuse is another’s discipline

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Everyone's against it, but the meaning often gets muddied. >>

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Rain just like the good old days

What’s everybody whingeing about? Why all the fuss? This is just like the old wets we used to have every year. >>

Monday, February 11, 2008

Why so violent? It's the alcohol, stupid!

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To pull a knife was seen as the lowest of low actions. Not any more, it seems. >>

Monday, February 11, 2008

Where have all the bitzers gone?

What has happened to the neighbourhood dogs of questionable parentage? >>

Monday, February 4, 2008

When is a town not a town?

Just how big does a town have to be to be so known? >>

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