Wednesday, 8 April 2026

Category: Opinion

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Of people and sheeple

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief. – AEdwin Louis Cole, American author The word “sheeple” seeped into the American

Reading again after a long break

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies … The man who never reads lives only one. – George R. R. Martin, American novelist

Defending English, the Tok Nan way

If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers. – Doug Larson, columnist and editor I

Not even occupying mind’s back seat

Politics determine who has the power, not who has the truth. – Paul Krugman, American economist Many journalists are endowed with passion for politics, showing

Politics should be a vocation

I believe many of you will agree when I state here that we normally pay scant or no attention to what unknown politicians like defeated

Health D-G’s true leadership on display

Clarity is the key to effective leadership. What are your goals?    – Brian Tracy, American-Canadian motivational speaker Months into the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Health

Unifor complex, our pride!

Unifor cannot expect the government to be its Santa Claus in giving financial handouts all the time. – Richard Lon, Unifor director Why has the

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Government of laws

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced. – Albert Einstein,

Thank you, God, for the sunshine!

Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get laundry done. – Burt Reynolds, American actor It was very sunny in