Obituary: Whanganui dentist Darrell Grace was a passionate environmentalist
5 Mar, 2021 06:00 AM
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Darrell Grace loved tramping and canoed the length of the Whanganui River 32 times. Photo / Supplied
Darrell Grace loved tramping and canoed the length of the Whanganui River 32 times. Photo / Supplied
Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron
Darrell Grace is remembered by his daughter Celia as a modest, decent man with empathy for the less well-off. Whanganui folk will remember him as an ardent and outspoken conservationist. Darrell died aged 98 on February 20 at Jane Winstone Retirement Village. He had moved there in 2012 after his wife Anne died.
Letters: House prices, building to last and the Erebus memorial
5 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Is radical Government intervention needed to make it financially prohibitive for speculators to invest so heavily in property? Photo / Michael Cunningham, File
Is radical Government intervention needed to make it financially prohibitive for speculators to invest so heavily in property? Photo / Michael Cunningham, File
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Letter of the week: John Crockett, Kerikeri
A lot of words have been tossed around regarding the housing crisis, generating more heat than light. Congratulations to Fran O Sullivan (Weekend Herald, February 27) for providing the best analysis of the problem to date, and what to do about it.
Sideswipe: March 4: Remembering teen mags
3 Mar, 2021 03:59 PM
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Before the internet, what did teenagers do? Pore over the latest teen magazines . teen pin-up of the day, advice on how to get a boyfriend, how to be popular and, of course, makeovers . 1. I remember a page that consisted of readers accidentally showing people their sanitary towels, or sneezing while walking past their crush in the street . they were just manuals on how to get boys to notice you! (With a free clear lip gloss, of course.)
2. And having a spot was the worse thing ever. If you hadn t prevented said spot then you better go to great lengths to cover it up or your crush might see and fancy your friend instead. I unfortunately lapped all this up until I was about 15. The only thing I think I was sceptical about was the True Life Stories , which I suspect were written by people who worked at the magazine. Always a cautionary tale about getting into a car with an older
This is a tragedy; People in Decatur County come to grips with death of Deputy Bedwell
People in Brinson say Deputy Justin Bedwell was a familiar face in the community and was known for his caring nature.
and last updated 2021-03-02 09:56:07-05
DECATUR COUNTY, Ga. (WTXL) â People in Brinson say Deputy Justin Bedwell was a familiar face in the community and was known for his caring nature.
The news of his death was a tragedy after Saturday s shooting shocked this quiet community.
Monday, people in the small town of Brinson remembering Lieutenant Bedwell, even those who didn t know him.
Remembering Rimet s reign, 100 years on 01 Mar 2021
Frenchman served in the role for a record 33 years
He was the driving force behind the FIFA World Cup’s formation
One hundred years ago today, FIFA elected its third President. He would become the longest-serving leader in the organisation’s history, holding the role for 33 years, and even earned himself a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
But for all his many achievements, it is as the father of the FIFA World Cup™ that Jules Rimet is best remembered. And given his extraordinary devotion to the global finals, he is unlikely to have wanted it any other way.