Paramedics
ACCOLADES to all our dedicated, selfless Northern paramedic crews persevering in an already stressful job on the frontline and taking on the extra burden of the destructive COVID-19.
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To these extraordinary people doing extraordinary work, we salute you.
Gaylene Dudman, Burnie.
AFL
ANOTHER AFL player slapped on the wrist by his club Lachie Hunter bulldog what a joke when will the AFL rugby league and rugby come down hard on these people.
Michael Robinson, Beauty Point.
The Devil Cat
I find difficulty with the use of computers.
I recall fondly sending letters to the Prussian consulate in Siam, via the 4:30 autogyro.
In more modern times, the devil cat was my local correspondent of choice for interstate parcels and news wires.
But, what of the computer?
The fine details of the pen are fading with the devil cat, itself.
Howard Aiken, Greens Beach.
Elections
AS a way of showing our thanks for the excellent handling of the covid crisis Tasmania's Electors should annul the 2022 State Elections and automatically extend office to the Gutwein Government until the 2026 Election period.
Opinion polls support this view, the Opposition leader also supports this government.
Millions of dollars to fund an election would be saved at a time when our state is re-building after this calamity.
Moving forward Tasmania.
Barry Campbell, Blackmans Bay.
Greater Love Hath No Man
THE senseless brutality of war continues leaving loved ones to continue grieving the loss of those who gave their lives for generations to come.
The story of The Ship That Had to Die and the bravery of Teddy Sheehan whose courage saved the lives of those who survived the sinking of the corvette HMAS Armidale on December 1, 1942 is a great documentary of the circumstances.
Why has it taken so long to recognise the bravery of Teddy Sheehan and award the Victoria Cross for his family and the families of his lost mates?
His family and friends deserve to have some closure for their struggle to honour his sacrifice with a well deserved reward.
R Bishop, Prospect.
Calabrisella
IT is with some sadness that I read about the Calabrisella closing down after some 41 years.
I arrived in Launceston about the same time, January 1979 to start my post university career, and I recall my first local acquaintance and later dear friend telling me we just had to go down to this new Italian place on Wellington Street and meet the owner Lorenzo who made this wonderful Italian food and was a great bloke.
For so many years, decades, takeaway pizza and weekend meals in house were treats to be indulged in. Lorenzo remembered you and always had a chat.
Lorenzo and Katia, vale and all the best for retirement.
