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09May
Children are a luxury
Last week the Times ran a story about a forty year old man who for some reason or other hasn’t worked in 18 years. Whether he doesn’t work because of physical or mental health reasons is unclear, but he
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24Apr
Let’s talk about sex…some more
Those of us with a Catholic upbringing, find talking about sex, to say the least, awkward. Despite the introduction of sex-education in schools, to this day, boys are still subjected to fear of blindness for abusing the wicked stick,
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14Apr
Arriva Saves The Day
If you’re one of those who drag their behind to the gym six times a week, please stop reading now. If you can run up a hill singing, or run the marathon backwards this won’t impress you either, and
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20Mar
Summer Wobbly Bits!
Love it or hate it, ready or not, it’s coming and it’s coming fast. Summer is just around the corner and soon enough there will be little need for wardrobe. Everybody will start stripping down to their unmentionables and
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11Dec
Cards Vs Crutches
In a story of sorts that appeared in today’s paper, a 20 year old woman, who by her own admission looks entirely healthy and fit, felt compelled to complain about people who do not realise that she has a hidden
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23Nov
A Double Deadly Dose
This article was first published on Pink November 2011 Charlene was nursing a dying mother, while having been diagnosed with a fatal disease herself. Only days after Antonia was buried, her daughter was admitted for treatment in the same ward
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16Nov
Why Size Really Matters
There are very few things in which Malta can compete and win hands down against other bigger and mightier countries but when it comes to child obesity, we seem to have no decent competition. 29.5% of Maltese children aged between
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08Nov
Dying at Birth
This story appeared in Pink magazine, which was distributed with today’s The Times. Stephanie and David Sciberras are both in their late 30s and have been married for nine years. Last year, when their first daughter was three years old,
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08Nov
Send Me An Angel
First Published in Pink Magazine (October 2011) – PRIVATEEYE – Angie Bajada Angie Bajada hit the headlines when a motorbike accident left her in a vegetative state last year. The 20-year-old was destined to a semi-conscious life in a home
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29Jul
Cutting It Out
When Tiana Camilleri got pregnant at the very tender age of 15, she thought her world might end there and then. Like most 15 year olds she had no way of supporting herself, and even emotionally she was too young
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