I have followed the arguments about homework during holidays through the various letters that have appeared in your newspaper over the past few weeks....

I would like to assure Mr J Bartolo (So ridiculously shortsighted, TMID, 1 January), that I am not so shortsighted as he thinks....

It is good to note that government has refrained from publishing the Legal Notice required to activate the latest 15c eco-tax proposed in the budget-speech on all plastic carrier bags, whether degradable or not. ...

In this year’s message for the celebration of the World Day of Peace, celebrated on 1 January, Pope Benedict XVI chose as its theme...

Students have long been regarded as apathetic, only speaking up when issues such as parking or condoms come into question....

My family lived in the Maltese village of Zurrieq until I was twelve years old when we moved to Luqa. I was one of ten, and I had little interest in studying at school....

One form of teasing is to pretend to give something that the other person desires, or doing it very slowly. This is usually done by arousing curiosity or desire and may not actually involve the intent to satisfy or disclose. ...

I refer to Phil Pryce’s letter entitled “First the bumps, now for the potholes” (ToM, 9 December 2008)....

It was early afternoon on Tuesday 23 December when Benna Zammit, with tears in her eyes, informed me that her beloved brother, Anton Haber, had died. ...

The Sisters of the Good Shepherd need no introduction. Renowned mainly for their pastoral and philanthropic work among single mothers, battered wives, and lately refugees, ...