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Words and their meaning

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:31 Last update: about 10 years ago

All civilised human beings have sought to distinguish between different types of species by allocating a unique name to each of them. There are 60 species of oak wood, and over 300 other names to...

Giving meaning to life’s experiences

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:24 Last update: about 10 years ago

Our educational system is mainly based on a structured and formal pedagogy where pupils and students study in a competitive environment that gives little or no attention to the holistic development of...

The unstoppable Kim Jong-un

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:22 Last update: about 10 years ago

The so-called President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, now starts to face his first real foreign crises. Unfortunately, however, Donald Trump has exposed himself to the world as a...

Senior citizens beware bus rides

Sunday, 16 July 2017, 08:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

My parents boarded a bus and, as usual, my mother, who cares for my father - a disabled badge holder -, placed their cards on the card machine. One made a different sound but the driver's only...

TMID Editorial: Festa season - Saints and traffic

Wednesday, 12 July 2017, 11:55 Last update: about 10 years ago

It has already been published in the latest edition of the Government Gazette but since very few people read it and its small print and even fewer delve into it, the first inkling they will have...

Opinion: What type of Second Republic? - Kevin Aquilina

Tuesday, 11 July 2017, 16:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Kevin Aquilina

Question time of April 30, 2016 was entitled ‘Constitutional Supremacy: Is there need for a Second Republic?’ This question was surely answered by Professor Ray Mangion, Lawyer and...

Language And disabled people

Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

I would like to provide some feedback regarding your use of terminology about people with disability. ...

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