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Archive for February 2012

Next election: Change or more of the same

Posted by: donallan on: 29 February 2012

First posted The Chronicle, Canberra, Tuesday 28 February, 2012 The next ACT Assembly is a chance for Canberra voters to decide if they want a change in how the Territory is governed after asking themselves two simple questions: 1. Are they totally satisfied with the current government? 2. Do they think a change of government [...]

Mind your language

Posted by: donallan on: 23 February 2012

First published The Chronicle, Canberra,Tuesday 21 February 2012 Today, sadly, some peoples’ grasp of language is so tenuous they seem to think that unless they use expletives, no one will understand their feelings about particular issues. In support of their position they argue that because expletives are often used in conversation between two men, two [...]

A special message to all commentators

Posted by: donallan on: 21 February 2012

On opening my e-mail box this morning I was faced with fourteen messages saying they liked my website theme so much they would like to use something similar. To those people who asked previously if I designed it myself the answer is no. However, should you want to establish a website in the same style [...]

Special Message to All commentators

Posted by: donallan on: 21 February 2012

A message to all commentators On opening my e-mail this morning I was faced with fourteen messages saying they liked my website theme so much they would like to use something similar. To those people who asked previously if I designed it myself the answer is no. However should you want to establish a website [...]

Old and young in same boat

Posted by: donallan on: 16 February 2012

First published The Chronicle, Canberra, Tuesday 14 February, 2012 Could someone please define “old” for me? I’m interested in the subject because many people seem to think “old age” is a category to be used exclusively by age pensioners. This assumption is egregiously wrong. Many people will attest to (myself included) that age is a [...]

Towards more participatory democracy

Posted by: donallan on: 9 February 2012

First published The Chronicle Canberra, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Let me make a radical suggestion. Have a member of the public serve on all Standing Committees of the Assembly. Apart from being participatory democracy in action I believe the member’s presence would also help improve a Committee’s performance. How to pick the public members? The [...]

A short polemic in search of answers

Posted by: donallan on: 6 February 2012

My disability being physical not mental, prevents me from jumping excitedly out of bed in the morning anticipating with eagerness that during the day I will enjoy the privilege of reading the newspapers and writing thoughts and ideas on my website hoping that people will find them interesting. I also hope to hear commentators on [...]

Cicero would do it all differently

Posted by: donallan on: 2 February 2012

Published The Chronicle, Canberra, Tuesday January 31, 2012 The budget and Grandma’s Lye soap Whenever I hear politicians promise to make sure older people have a good life,help people with a disability and a multitude other problems, Johnny Standley’s old gospel style song ‘Grandma’s Lye soap’ comes unbidden to mind. The song “Remember Grandma’s Lye [...]



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