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Tag Archives: Commenting
Rational debate starts with tempered language
Reading newspapers online has a major advantage – you get to see the comments from all kinds of people in response to the items covered. What may not be such an advantage is that some of what you read in … Continue reading
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The Courage of Antoinette Tuff
If you haven’t heard about Antoinette Tuff this maybe because her heroic actions didn’t make it very high up in the headlines in the UK. Most papers covered the story but not very prominently. What’s the story? I first read … Continue reading →