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What the world needs now is…
Roger Crutchley, Published on 15/02/2026
» With yesterday being Valentine's Day it seems appropriate for PostScript to have a brief word on matters of the heart. I admit to not being a huge fan of Valentine's Day but in these crazy times anything that promotes love over hate seems worthy of a mention. Although it is one of the most blatantly commercialised celebrations on the calendar it serves as a welcome break from the daily diet of depressing news we have been subjected to lately.
Valuable forum
Postbag, Published on 05/10/2025
» Re: "Peace in Deep south demands more than guns", (Opinion, Oct 4).
Fare hike fury
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2025
» Re: "Cabs can catch up", (Editorial, May 27).
NFL games snubbed
Postbag, Published on 14/08/2025
» Without even notifying me, True Visions discontinued its broadcasts of American football (NFL). That's the last straw.
Gangster tip-offs
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2025
» Re: "Death plunge spurs gang blitz", (BP, Jan 11). Has it ever occurred to the writers of such articles that announcing such details provides scanty but nonetheless useful information for the gangs concerned to supplement feedback from brown envelopes under the table?
Let's give a hip hippo hooray for soft power!
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 25/09/2024
» Every breath you take / Every move you make / Every step you take / The world is watching you.
Make way for the Bold Gendarmes
Roger Crutchley, Published on 04/08/2024
» The Paris Olympics have sparked memories of the time as an eight-year-old I was dressed up as a French Gendarme for a Christmas concert at a church hall in England. There were four of us and we had to perform The Bold Gendarmes, a popular song in the mid 1950s by French operetta composer Jacques Offenbach. It made gentle fun of the French policemen as the opening lyrics suggest:
Mass shootings are a problem for big business, too
News, Beth Kowitt, Published on 20/02/2024
» Last Wednesday's shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl parade, which killed one person and injured more than 20, was the 49th mass shooting this year in the US We are barely halfway through February.
Flashing the V
Oped, Postbag, Published on 05/04/2023
» Re: "I am not a debater", (InQuote, April 4).