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Excessive Homework

Saturday, 3 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I totally agree with the parent who (TMID, 27 December) wrote to complain about the excessive amount of homework that students were given over the Christmas holidays....

Angry Parents and homework

Saturday, 3 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I refer to the letter written by an angry parent whose Christmas holidays were spoilt because he had to spend some three hours a day to help his daughter with her homework (TMID, 27 December)....

An Icon’s image

Friday, 2 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

The image is timeless. It has been turned into a monogram of black with a red background. It symbolises the power of the youth left, a restless spirit, revolution and well, fashion....

Expressing Gratitude to the WSC

Friday, 2 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

It is the strangest thing for a person who works with a newspaper to write a letter in the letters to the editor section....

Springing A leak

Friday, 2 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 19 years ago Malta Independent

I do not want to disturb the WSC especially at this time of the year, but I shall have to invite them once again to pay a visit to Ruzar Mizzi Street, Mosta. I do not know whether this is my 16th or 17th... I have lost count... leak. ...

A Rip-off

Friday, 2 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

As from 1 February 2009, HSBC will be charging a nominal fee to customers subscribed to its Personal Internet Banking. ...

Modernising Multilateralism

Friday, 2 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

2008 will be remembered as a year of extraordinary turmoil. The financial crisis came on the heels of food and fuel crises. Now the world is in the midst of an economic crisis, which will lead to many job losses....

2008, A hard act to follow

Thursday, 1 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

After a razor’s edge general election, the political demise of former Labour leader Alfred Sant, euro adoption and Schengen zone entry and social turmoil over utility rates – 2008 will certainly be a hard act for 2009 to follow....

They Never learn

Thursday, 1 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

I was really appalled to read the letter of a father who complained with his daughter’s school authorities about the exaggerated amount of homework given to his daughter’s class to be done during the last Christmas holidays....

So Ridiculously shortsighted!

Thursday, 1 January 2009, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Matthew Camilleri must be one of those Nationalist Party supporters who do not see beyond their nose, who are so blind or shortsighted that they fall for anything, so long as it is favourable to their party. I hope there are not many of them....

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