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Sunday, January 19, 2025

To the editor: Mask mandates and thumbs up

Few masks are seen in Canberra, yet people were so obedient in the early years. Masks obviously need to be mandated and social distancing suggested. Hand sanitisers must be available at all entry points to shops.

Nothing complicated about the directions. Weโ€™ve followed them safely earlier. Letโ€™s do it all again. We must!

  • R. Goossens, Turner ACT

Thumbs up

Thank you, thank you, thank you for a great magazine that takes a positive attitude to reporting good news. It is really great to hear about the good things happening in Canberra.

I have a suggestion for your consideration. I propose a new section in your magazine, similar to Whatโ€™s On or Have you Heard, called โ€˜Thumbs Upโ€™. This would allow members of the community to acknowledge good works. 

Quite often there are many people who do good works, but the beneficiary cannot thank the donor. For example, my 80-year-old mother had a flat tyre and before I could get there, a passer-by had stopped and changed the tyre for her. I could not thank him as he had already left so โ€˜thumbs upโ€™ to this good Samaritan.

  • P. Murphy, Melba ACT

Want to share your opinion or give a โ€˜thumbs upโ€™?

Email [email protected] with โ€˜To the editorโ€™ or โ€˜Thumbs upโ€™ in the subject field; include your full name, phone number, street address (NFP) and suburb. Please keep submissions to 250 words maximum; may be shortened if space restrictions dictate.

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