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School relocation
THE RELOCATION of the Riverland Special School has been ongoing since 2004 when the governments wanted to redevelop the existing site when there was around 40 plus students.
Embellished headline
IN REFERENCE to the police report headed 'Teen bashed at fundraiser' in a recent edition of The Murray Pioneer (30/3/10), I would like to express my disappointment in your reporting of the incident.
Today this column will sidestep The Big Issues about Christmas and focus instead on some seasonal staples.
So here are six things you are likely to see, hear or experience this Christmas:
1. At least one breathtaking story about an outrageously expensive Christmas gift – or group of gifts – a parent is buying for their child. "A motorbike and a swimming pool, huh? Lucky boy." Chances are, if you hang around long enough, that same parent will also complain about how spoiled their child is. What a surprise.
2. Love Actually and/or Christmas Vacation on TV. Love Actually would have sucked a few people in for the 13th time last weekend, so watch out for Chevy Chase in the days ahead.
3. Someone acting surprised to hear that certain people actually have to work over the Christmas/New Year break. "Really? I'm off 'til January 23." Good for you.
4. TV footage of Australian cricketers and their kids playing with Father Christmas. Expect to hear the reporter mention that the players were careful not to over-indulge ahead of the Boxing Day test at the MCG. Yawn.
5. A current music star butcher a classic Christmas carol.
6. A media commentator bemoan that political correctness is 'taking over' Christmas. In reality, such commentators resent feeling guilty for being an atheist celebrating a religious holiday and saying 'merry Christmas'. Not judging, just saying.
7. Someone protest about 'Christmas' being abbreviated to 'Xmas'.
8. A smarty-pants declare they have already seen Easter eggs on sale. They probably haven't.
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