Dear Mini,
Your column in today’s “Warwick Today” is very disappointing. The standard style of writing leaves a lot to be desired.
Yes, we are country people, but that doesn’t mean that a column of the standard of a “Front-Bar discussion” is what we want to read – that is really quite disrespectful.
I believe you are capable of writing with the same thoughts and a much better choice of words e.g. “Jesus Christ!” Surely a journalist wants to be remembered by the high standard and better choice of words and expressions as well as content.
Yes! I’m an old woman and a very old teacher but I like to see people succeed and be remembered in their endeavours. I am an avid reader and I can assure you that only the better writers succeed.
I want to see you do well. I know that can write (sic) better columns and articles than today’s offerings.
Mrs Maureen Gilbertson, Warwick
Cultural burning a waste of money
To allocate funding to “cultural burning” education is a waste of money, unless the ivory tower that the rural fire brigade management has become is totally disbanded. That saving would eclipse the grants for start. Most landholders in the 50s and 60s and 70s used to do just such burning every year, but had to give up when the ivory tower made it too cumbersome to get permits and permission to light fires. The fuel loads left to burn hot at the wrong times is an obvious result of decisions made by well-meaning bureaucrats with no local knowledge and possibly no real experience. Return to local control, common sense, no ivory tower, and save money and country.
Derek Newton
