...AND ANOTHER THING
The Age
Monday February 7, 2011
Nick Riewoldt says external forces "are trying to break us down". Gee, I would have thought some inside the club weren't doing a bad job either. Bryan Fraser, St Kilda WeatherBLOWN to Smithereens: one has often contemplated the whereabouts of Smithereens. It is in Queensland, and what strength of character resides there.Howard Permezel, TemplestoweFLOOD mitigation? Close Hazelwood?Liz Manley, MalvernI COULD have sworn I heard Dorothea Mackellar whisper "I told you so".Pam Pilgrim, HighettCLIMATE change sceptics . . . hello, are you still there?Peter Neuhold, ElsternwickTHE price of apples at my local fruit and vegetable market has gone from $2.29 to $3.99 since the floods. These have to be last year's crop, so the retailer reaps the extra profit with no benefit to the grower.Nick Stephen, SeafordPoliticsTONY Abbott could well benefit from having the wisdom of Mister Ed and never speaking unless he has something to say.Peter Rutherford, Barwon HeadsI SUGGEST the government introduce a new levy to pay for Australia's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan and call it the Howard levy.Laurence Young, Mount Stuart, TasTED, you do realise that it's a dangerous policy to reveal the location of speed cameras? If the road toll for 2011 is above last year's figure, many people, including the Labor opposition, will blame you for every extra road death.Tony O'Brien, South MelbourneSTAFF at Parks Victoria have been told not to comment on cattle grazing in the high country (The Age, 5/2). Didn't take long to get back to the Kennett era, did it?Di Keller, PrahranSaturday's AgeWHAT do I think of The Saturday Age? You wouldn't print my letter if I told you in the vernacular. Apart from those annoying loose sections within sections, you've turned news into commentary. You're aiming for a young market that's now leaving traditional media and ignoring us older people who aren't interested in style, just substance in a printed form.David Marriott, MelbourneI HATE to spoil the celebrations, especially when I like the new, very readable and mostly intelligent paper, but why was your cartoonist allowed to occupy a big space with a piece of unfunny nastiness. Attack the issue by all means, but this was personal and meaningless to most. Aren't cartoonists supposed to shed light on issues, maybe even give us a giggle? Aren't editors paying attention? The once iconic Spooner has lost the plot.Tammy Albert, CorioI LOOK forward to more of Martin Flanagan's inspiring writing. Desmond Tutu will live on in the hearts of people, as will Nelson Mandela. We who have not had the privilege of meeting these men must rely on writers to provide a deeper understanding of their greatness.Shirley Rodrigues, Ormond
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