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Invest in people at a time of recession
"THE recession wasn't the making of the people who are suffering the most but its damaging legacy is their cross to bear."
Published: 09:30 25th May
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The Wee Green Mummy Diary
Hi, I'm Heather. I'm a new mum to the gorgeous Sam and a new wife to the lovely Euan. We're committed to being as 'green' as possible while we find our feet as a new family. This is where I share our experience of eco-friendly child-raising in and around West Fife. I'm in the process of building a website but in the meantime, you can find me at www.facebook.com/WeeGreenMummy or follow me on Twitter: @WeeGreenMummy.
Published: 09:30 23rd May
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Youth say - Eilidh Reid
CONTINUING the regular section in which the Press gives younger members of the West Fife community a platform to have their say on the issues that matter to them. This week, we introduce a new columnist. Woodmill High School pupil Eilidh Reid (16) was elected as a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament (MSYP) for Dunfermline in the recent Scottish Youth Parliament elections. One of her key election pledges was to improve transport for young people to help with extra-curricular activities, a subject she touches on in her first column for the Press.
Published: 10:30 17th May
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Independence debate must be treated with more respect
ANOTHER week, another set of online behaviours which fall below any behavioural standard but offensive and make it in to the media.
Published: 07:30 16th May
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Don't make life harder for working parents
AT A time when there is a recession, why would Fife Council place an even heavier financial burden on families?
Published: 08:30 9th May
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World Expo – a crucible of innovation
What will be the main result of the spectacular forum of enterprise and social innovation to be staged in Italy’s ever-vibrant Milan under the banner World Expo in 2015?
Published: 09:30 8th May
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Inbound Marketing for Start-ups
What is 'inbound' marketing? The term "inbound" means, quite simply, using the many ways of bringing potential customers "in" to your business ambit.
Published: 09:00 8th May
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Healthy worries of a first-time mum!
Hi, I'm Heather. I'm a new mum to the gorgeous Sam and a new wife to the lovely Euan. We're committed to being as 'green' as possible while we find our feet as a new family. This is where I share our experience of eco-friendly child-raising in and around West Fife. I'm in the process of building a website but in the meantime, you can find me at www.facebook.com/WeeGreenMummy or follow me on Twitter: @WeeGreenMummy.
Published: 09:30 4th May
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What can we expect from our role models?
IS it reasonable for parents and other educators to expect wider society to regulate our behaviour to help set correct examples to other people's children?
Published: 07:30 2nd May
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The week at Holyrood with Helen Eadie
AS the Scottish Parliament discusses the impact of Welfare Reform this week, the real impact of these regressive and unfair measures are starting to hit home.
Published: 08:30 25th Apr
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How I overcame my fear of public speaking
MARK Twain said that there are only two types of public speakers in the world; the nervous and the liars.
Published: 08:30 25th Apr
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Party politics gives politics a bad name!
CONTINUING the regular section in which the Press gives younger members of the West Fife community a platform to have their say on the issues that matter to them. This week, Angus Duncan (19), of Hawkcraig Road, Aberdour, continues his regular columns.
Published: 16:30 22nd Apr
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The Week at Fife House with Fife Council leader Alex Rowley
I AM grateful to the Dunfermline Press for the opportunity to contribute to the politician's column in my role as Fife Council leader. I will use this slot to discuss what is happening at the council.
Published: 08:30 18th Apr
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Face it: The world is overpopulated
CONTINUING the regular section in which the Press gives younger members of the West Fife community a platform to have their say on the issues that matter to them. This week, it's the turnr of Adam Walker (22), from Dunfermline, graduated from Adam Smith College and is a producer for community station K-Town FM (Kinglassie and Fife Mining Villages).
Published: 07:30 18th Apr
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Thatcher wasn't just our best peace-time PM - she's our best ever!
SHE wasn't just good (whatever that means) she was magnificent! Thatcher wasn't just our best peacetime Prime Minister; she was our best-ever.
Published: 15:20 15th Apr
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Great things start with Yes
Scotland? This wee country on the tipping edge of Western Europe which I think is the most beautiful and welcoming country in the world.
Published: 09:30 12th Apr
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One-size-fits-all approach isn't in our welfare
THE last time I marched against something, it was 2003 and I stood with tens of thousands of others in the streets of Glasgow united against the war in Iraq. Prior to that, the last time I remember marching, I was a child attending anti-Poll Tax rallies with my parents. On both occasions, the cause was right.
Published: 08:30 11th Apr
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Bedroom tax is not flawed
CONTINUING the regular section in which the Press gives younger members of the West Fife community a platform to have their say on the issues that matter to them. This week, it's Robert Weir (16), of Perdieus Mount, Dunfermline. Robert has interviewed many political figures, broadcasters and celebrities which he does as an independent broadcaster. His interviewees include Gordon Borown and Alastair Campbell and, most recently, UKIP leader Nigel Farage. All of his interviews can be viewed on his website:
Visit www.robertweir.co.uk
Published: 07:30 4th Apr
