In spite of the optimistic meetings between United States President George W. Bush and European Union leaders a few days ago, the trans-Atlantic alliance has turned into an obstacle course of conflicting targets, methods and dreams. ...

Your editorial (TMID, 2 March) comments on the polemic over the publication of the Scott Wilson Report on landfills and commends The Green Party’s commitment and concern on environmental matters....

There was a story in Tuesday’s newspaper which really struck me. A woman who is receiving psychiatric treatment has filed a constitutional case for access to her eight-year-old daughter, who is in foster care. ...

Some believe that the Maltese are pessimists, complain about anything under the sun and traditionally see the glass half-empty, but judging by the way they responded to questions for the Eurobarometer survey last October....

Writing in these columns (TMID 25 February), Mr James Sultana from Bahrija has only confirmed that life under a nationalist administration is so good that our only problem worth writing about....

Your Saturday’s Opinion writer, Mr J.G. Vassallo really sees himself as the cat’s whiskers of Maltese journalism. ...

I have been following the controversial withdrawal of candidates by the Nationalist Party from Marsa and Zejtun. I do not want to go into the issue or what was behind the decision and whether it was correct or not to do so. ...

Reference is made to the article (TMID Saturday, 26 February) entitled UHM issues ultimatum to Local Councils Department....

We are preaching to our kids – and quite rightly so – to take school seriously, to sit down and study hard, so that they may eventually acquire a solid foundation for a satisfying career. ...

This refers to the use of wireless technology, replacing copper to connect subscribers to telephone networks and the internet....