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Editors Viewpoint

Arts funding axe brings shame to Stormont

Leading figures in the arts and business community have rightly expressed their shock and disappointment at the Government's decision to withdraw the Laganside Events Grant Scheme.

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Editor's Viewpoint: Minister right over alcohol crackdown

Friday, 10 February 2012

Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland is promising to move swiftly to ban irresponsible drink promotions in pubs.
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Editor's Viewpoint: School sees double

Friday, 10 February 2012

A little Londonderry primary school is defying the law of averages by having five sets of twins among its 88 pupils.
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Editor's Viewpoint: We need clarity and reassurance

Thursday, 9 February 2012

It seems that the health authorities are very slow to learn from past mistakes. Quite rightly there was strong condemnation of the warning letter sent to hospitals and other health facilities after a baby died from the pseudomonas infection at Altnagelvin Hospital shortly before Christmas.
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Editor's Viewpoint: A golden day for Harry Redknapp

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Tottenham Hotspurs' manager Harry Redknapp had a golden day yesterday, firstly cleared by a jury of charges of tax evasion, and then learning that England manager Fabio Capello had resigned as the row over the axing of Chelsea's John Terry as captain of the national team continued to escalate.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Saving our towns needs a team effort

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

No one can deny our town centres are in desperate trouble. Scarcely a day goes past without news that another retailer or some other business has closed.
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Editor's Viewpoint: One special night

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Too often we underestimate the abilities of those young people with special needs. Instead of harnessing their talents we simply offer them more and more help which hampers their development.
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Editor's Viewpoint: A Queen respected by all of her people

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Sixty years ago Princess Elizabeth acceded to the throne at the tender age of 25 on the sudden death, at a relatively young age, of her father.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Weathering it out

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

In Northern Ireland the weather is a constant subject of conversation and more often than not we complain about our lot.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Transfer system is still a maze

Monday, 6 February 2012

The results of the latest transfer tests for schools were available at the weekend, and they may leave some parents not much the wiser.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Dropping the ball

Monday, 6 February 2012

Ireland's narrow defeat by Wales in Dublin yesterday was the worst possible start to our rugby team's Six Nations championship. Irish players made too many mistakes, and the team was incapable of closing down the game to deny the Welsh, who once again rubbed salt in Irish wounds.
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Editor's Viewpoint: BBC finding life on The Estate difficult

Friday, 3 February 2012

It is hardly surprising that the first two episodes of the BBC NI documentary series The Estate have drawn a hostile reaction from residents of the housing development in Coleraine.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Snapshot of Queen

Friday, 3 February 2012

Next week the Queen reaches a remarkable milestone, being 60 years a monarch, making her second only in longevity on the throne to Queen Victoria. To mark her reign 60 photographs chart her royal years and it is with some pride that we can say one from this newspaper is among those chosen.
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We won't be taken for ride by bankers

Thursday, 2 February 2012

The recent economic chaos has confirmed for many people the long-held belief that there is one set of rules for the rich and powerful and another for the ordinary man or woman in the street.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Eamonn's still a pro

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Eamonn Holmes is a very successful television presenter for one simple reason, the viewing public can relate to him. He comes across like the mate one would gladly share a pint with and who is on the same wavelength as the viewers.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Council plans could bring us prosperity

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

No one can accuse Belfast City Council of not aiming high enough with its development plans for the city.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Not the final whistle

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Ulster coach Brian McLaughlin, having guided his team to its second successive Heineken Cup quarter-final, may well feel that he is being harshly treated by not having his contract renewed at the end of this season.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Parents and public must know truth

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

During direct rule, local politicians complained often - and bitterly - that decisions were taken by ministers who were not accountable to the people of Northern Ireland and who, in their view, often rode roughshod over public opinion.
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Editor's Viewpoint: A true champion

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

Sometimes sport becomes much more than a contest of skill to embrace a battle of wills where the contestants dig into their very souls in the pursuit of triumph.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Robinson's move a game-changer

Monday, 30 January 2012

The importance of symbolism in Northern Ireland should never be underestimated, and nothing could be more symbolic than the appearance of First Minister Peter Robinson at GAA's Dr McKenna Cup Final.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Playing for Harry

Monday, 30 January 2012

Harry Gregg is one of the sporting legends of Northern Ireland who also has an iconic place in the history of Manchester United. He was one of their outstanding goalkeepers, and he was also one of the heroes of the 1958 Munich air crash disaster.
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