Letters and columns
Cuts cannot be answer
We have all seen the crisis in the financial and industrial sectors. Now we are entering the election campaign season in which all of us have an opportunity to have real dialogue with those who wish to serve us in government.
Last updated 17 March 2010
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Cinema offerings reflect city life
Some films now on general release and with good reviews and Oscar nominations are not showing at the Vue cinema. Why is that?
Last updated 17 March 2010
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Workington bridge users have to park
People complaining about not being able to get to their houses in Workington because of people parking near the bridge, leaving their cars overnight, etc when they want to get to their houses to do them up, must consider where people from the Workington side of the river are supposed to park their cars?
Last updated 17 March 2010
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Reform crackpot thinking
Apparently, the North West has a much higher number of NHS beds and hospitals per head than other parts of the country.
Last updated 17 March 2010
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Unofficial club spirit
Have you been given permission to wear your clothes? I mean, for all you know, they might not have come from an official supplier. We might have to take them away from you.
Last updated 16 March 2010
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Windfarm inquiry falls short
Celebration may prove to be premature but villagers in Cumwhinton have reason to feel relief today.
Last updated 16 March 2010
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Come clean on Northern Rock bonuses
Northern Rock has announced reduced losses in 2009, losing only £383 milllion.
Last updated 16 March 2010
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The hyphen that wreaked havoc throughout Britain
When I was a kid, antisocial was all one word and had a specific meaning. Then David Blunkett came along, put a hyphen in it and destroyed countless lives.
Last updated 16 March 2010
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Come and have a go at Talkin Tarn
Talkin Tarn has always been a place of quiet contemplation.
Last updated 15 March 2010
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Bulger killer Venables was just a child
I was disheartened by the miserable, uncharitable, blinkered response of the people question for Your Voice (News & Star, March 8).
Last updated 15 March 2010
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Hands off the bra dryer
Cumbria’s district councils spend much time and energy encouraging their citizens to recycle. Another body is taking a different approach: don’t buy stuff in the first place.
Last updated 15 March 2010
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And now the football hot stuff
How many puns related to the themes of Carlisle United and heat can be crammed into a few sentences?
Last updated 15 March 2010
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Chaplains help the sick
Your correspondent Mike Bird must spend his days trawling through the National Secular Society’s website for brickbats to hurl at those poor deluded souls who have the temerity to believe in the existence of God.
Last updated 15 March 2010
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Culture in the right ownership
Finally the nail was hit on the head. Carlisle, city of culture, showed what it was made of.
Last updated 15 March 2010
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The fringe benefits
Everyone is saying that the General Election is going to take place on May 6 and looks too close to call.
Last updated 15 March 2010
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No mercy for Carlisle shoppers
Following the article on Staples and Matalan car park. We were given a ticket for parking in a disabled space without a disc.
Last updated 13 March 2010
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Cursing Stone to blame
In response to comment “Don’t let our hopes die too” (News & Star March 3) referring to the collapse of the Renaissance scheme, the last sentence in the article was ‘the worst possible scenario for us all is to find ourselves in 20 years time wondering “if only....”.’
Last updated 13 March 2010
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The physics whisperer
It’s been a rip-roaring week for bits of useless information. Carla Bruni and her high-heeled hubby Nicolas Sarkozy are both having affairs – Oo la-la.
Last updated 13 March 2010
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Be private on worldwide web
After the recent murder of teenager Ashleigh Hall by a Facebook imposter, many parents will be questioning the safety of their children on this site.
Last updated 13 March 2010
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