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The two mechanics wear identical overalls with tools tucked into the front pocket. The female mechanic wears a baseball cap with a ponytail, while the male mechanic wears an old-style train engineer/police officer hat. Their customer is a woman who brought in her scooter. She wears a zip-up jacket and has both wavy hair and a black helmet.

It’s a typical socked-in December day, temperatures just above freezing and an occasional drizzle. The air smells, well, like 1968 Missoula, with just a hint of the pulp mill out west in the valley.

But that day in Melbourne the 27-year-old was on the top of the cricket world, recording Australia’s second one-day hat-trick after Bruce Reid’s triple against New Zealand 11 years previously. 

Arrangements were made. He sponsored a big BBQ that afternoon. Four hundred attended. He took a few moments before my introduction at commencement that evening to address the crowd. I was unaware of his tragedy. He spoke simply but expressed his appreciation to his friends and neighbors. He never mentioned his loss. It was unnecessary. In a community like this, everyone knew.

Commenter: Peter O’LalorIn the United States a group has been established to provide a voice for student loan and educational reform. We at CEDR (Citizens for an Educated and Democratic Republic) have contacted all Senators and Representatives with a BILL for student loan reform. In this 18 page BILL are facts and figures gathered from substantive information useful in our challenge to unconstitutional laws. We have also recommended 29 separate laws to support our reasoning. The current bills being proposed to alleviate the problems in the area of student loan legislation are unsatisfactory and only help the student loan creditors. The present legislation has caused grave harm to many citizens and their families. For many, their struggles have continued for decades, taking a toll on their marriages, health, and an increasing inability to live and survive in a worsening economy. At the present time, there is no relief. The present legislation provides for creditors making tremendous profits at the expense of too many citizens. These citizens have spiraled down to poverty level and are under great stress because they do not see an end in sight to their student loan debt problem. Many have moved out of the country or gone off the grid. We want them to know we are pro-active and empathize in their expatriation. Please contact us at Citizens for an Educated and Democratic Republic cedresq@gmail.com if you would like a copy of this BILL in Adobe pdf. We encourage you to share it and contact your legislator about it.

NBN’s market now stretches from the Central Coast to the Gold Coast, and in the north and west to Moree and Narrabri. It serves a population of 1.9 million people, the fourth-largest television market in Australia behind Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.  

“Is this the vet?” asked an authoritative voice. “This is Dr. Black,” I said nervously. “My name is Dr. I.M. Good, I’m an M.D. from San Francisco; internal medicine.”

Slater saw it. He is a tireless online poster, with a rare degree of patience. On his Instagram feed, a magnet for cranks of all kinds, he has spent years debating flat-Earthers, laying out innumerable scientific proofs that the planet is round. He’s a well-informed environmentalist; right-wing flamethrowers rain hellfire on him for that, and he often takes the trouble to reply to them individually. When the Backward Fins Beth billboard went viral, Slater showed a tiny bit of pique. On the BeachGrit Instagram feed, he wrote, “Funny. Cheap. Character Revealing.” The BeachGrit crew was ecstatic. They had successfully trolled the king.

Commenter: Renee RossmanI am terrified. Student Loans are affecting millions. Some have committed suicide, others left the country. www.studentloanjustice.org has many facts and stories and revelations. The book, The Student Loan Scam, by articulate author, Alan Collinge, has been acclaimed for its research and stunning information. College graduates’ lives are being destroyed with loans that never go away…not by bankruptcy, disability, social security, etc. Garnishment without court orders. NO LEGISLATORS, LAWYERS to help.I am shaking as I type this wishing someone would address and expose it in order to free innocent people. Hillary Clinton wrote a Student Borrower Bill of Rights, Ted Kennedy worked with her. Jesse Jackson is concerned. Congress must restore student loan protections. Someone must help those in need NOW owing $300,000 for a $30,000 loan, for example. The Albany Resolution would be forgiveness. A documentary is being made. Please Contact me or knowledgeable author, Alan Collinge, whose phone number I will happily share. PLEASE HELP. I AM TERRIFIED FOR MILLIONS. Thank you. Renee Rossman (arizona) julatscot@aol.com 602-996-4829

Not too many places can say they kicked off a  career that led to the Academy Awards, but the tiny Lake Macquarie village of Catherine Hill Bay can – Mel Gibson filmed his first movie, Summer City, there in 1977.

Born in Maitland on April 30, 1894 – his father, John, had the Hunter River Hotel and later the Bank Hotel in East Maitland – Evatt was a remarkable man, one of Labor’s most influential leaders who played a major role in shaping Australia’s foreign policies. 

Jake and I cleaned, packed and dressed the eye. No Shut-Eye Patch would cover it. I thought a big cartoon X made of black duct tape might make the defect more presentable. Then Jake said, “I know what’ll work … a bra!”