1/09/2008 | MANY thanks to the unknown person who handed in my wallet that I managed to leave in a Safeway trolley.
The idea of having to cancel and reinstate a whole lot of cards was a horrible thought, but to ...
1/09/2008 | AFTER the recent death of All Saints actor Mark Priestley, I felt compelled to write and give my view on the subject of depression and the seriousness of it all.
We ask why such a young man would tak...
29/08/2008 | IN response to Dr Pieter Mourik’s letter “Tilley ignores electorate over vote on abortion” (The Border Mail, August 25).
If Bill Tilley has decided to vote against the decriminalisa...
19/08/2008 | IT is fantastic to see so much interest in the Albury city elections, to date it is reported there will be 53 candidates battling for seats.
It is my understanding all candidates have nominated and s...
18/08/2008 | COULD someone please tell me why our always-out-of-the-country Prime Minister is giving the Chinese Government $15 million of Australian taxpayers’ money, especially now when they have just...
16/08/2008 | THE John Nichols Family Society will be holding a reunion in Tamworth over the long weekend in October, 2008.
John Nichols was brought to trial at the Old Bailey London on April 21, 1784, and found g...
16/08/2008 | AT 7pm on Monday, August 8, there was what sounded and then looked to be a horrific car smash out the front of my house in Pemberton Street.
I headed to one of the cars with hesitation, thinking this...
16/08/2008 | IN response to Glenn Wilson’s letter “Booze causes bigger problems than smokes” (The Border Mail, August 11).
Does booze make people resort to violence, abuse or other antisocial be...
13/08/2008 | JUST how safe are our skies really?
Australia has always prided itself on its strong flight safety record.
Whenever I have flown I have felt pretty safe, reassuring myself during times of turbulence...
12/08/2008 | SO Mr Rudd is on another trip, including Beijing, surprise, surprise.
How much has this man cost the taxpayers for his many overseas junkets since he was elected?
Although with the precious little t...
12/08/2008 | D. SMITH’S letter “New councillors to deal with more than Uiver”, (The Border Mail, August 1) suggesting councillors concentrate on basic issues rather than pandering to minority gr...
12/08/2008 | MORESBY Park Preschool of 504 Tarakan Avenue, North Albury, will celebrate its golden jubilee year on October 25 and 26.
Former classmates, associated families and past staff are invited to participa...
11/08/2008 | I FULLY support the NSW Farmers’ Association on their motion put forward by James Jackson for greater transparency in MLA expenditure.
MLA and Cattle Council directors have continually obstruct...
9/08/2008 | THERE is on Channel Seven and Prime TV a car advertisement in which an obvious father figure and some very young children wearing brilliant red boxing gloves punch and shatter the inside of a house, a...
9/08/2008 | IN response to the editorial “Councils have no role in food sales” (The Border Mail, July 21), I would like to clarify that I understand councils do not have the authority to prevent certa...
7/08/2008 | KEVIN Rudd made much of his determination to act on rising grocery prices during the election campaign.
Yesterday his Government unveiled its grocery-choice website.
It offers price comparisons for a basket of goods, plus a basket of staple items.
7/08/2008 | REPRESENTING Australia is the pinnacle for any sportsman or woman.
World championships and other international events such as the Commonwealth Games are always watched with interest and carry plenty of prestige.
But nothing compares to the Olympics.
6/08/2008 | DECIDED to open a box of dim sims brandishing the label “you’ll love Coles 15 mini dim sims”, thinking — what a wonderful snack.
Reading the cooking instructions on the side o...
6/08/2008 | WHAT planet do the people from Choice magazine live on?
They advise against using “expensive” fish oil supplements, stating in their magazine that eating a meal of oily fish twice a week ...
5/08/2008 | ON Friday, July 18, the Australian Education Union (Victoria) statewide TAFE Council voted unanimously for a 24-hour stopwork on Wednesday, August 20.
Victorian TAFE teachers have not taken industria...