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Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

Opinion: Ozempic, the 'miracle drug,' and the harmful idea of a future without fat

The messaging around Ozempic being a miracle cure is not only a lie, it has kicked up a new level of fatphobia, argues Michael Orsini.
Letter: TAP forms should assure ferry loading

Letter: TAP forms should assure ferry loading

'The reservation system does not always work for those patients who must be at the specialist or hospital for a procedure.'
Letter: Hear hear for bike bells

Letter: Hear hear for bike bells

'It appears bikes no longer come with bells and all it would take is for a pedestrian to choose to move sideways a yard or so in their meanderings and SMACK, down they’d go! It’s surprising it doesn’t happen more often.'
Letter: Electric vehicles an emerging safety concern on our ferry system

Letter: Electric vehicles an emerging safety concern on our ferry system

'I wanted to bring everyone’s attention to a concern that’s been on my mind lately regarding the safety of electric vehicles (EVs) on our ferry system.'
Letter: Herbicide alternative for knotweed

Letter: Herbicide alternative for knotweed

'Where there is a will, there is a way.  Glyphosate is not the only option for control of knotweed.'
Poem: Lament at Horseshoe Bay

Poem: Lament at Horseshoe Bay

'Oh, when will we be channelled through / That we may keep our rendez-vous?'
Letter: Mixed messages

Letter: Mixed messages

'Oh, here’s an idea: we can all go skating, then conserve water at home by showering at the rink.'
Letter: Three strikes, you’re out

Letter: Three strikes, you’re out

'What kind of people just turn their backs when they damage someone else’s property?'
Letter: A reason to keep coming back to the Sunshine Coast

Letter: A reason to keep coming back to the Sunshine Coast

Editor: As we have been coming to the Sunshine Coast for our summer holidays for over 60 years, it is obviously a very special place for us. It is even more special as a result of an incident that occurred to me Aug.
Poem: Alberta lunacy

Poem: Alberta lunacy

As forests in Alberta burn, And ice melts from regions polar, Premier Danielle Smith deeply yearns, To stop all wind and solar.