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Editorial: Make or break year for agency
Editor Mark Dawson discusses Whanganui's economic development agency

Editorial: Peace, the best Christmas present
Peace talks could be on the cards between North Korea and the USA.

Comment: Bring your chequebook Mr Jones
Economic Development Minister arrives in Whanganui with his chequebook

Frank Greenall: Trouserless in la-la land
One year on, Frank Greenall asks where's Trump's infamous wall?

Steve Baron: Sister act's poor relation to economics
Whanganui has seen very little economic benefit from our sister city relationships

Jay Kuten: Power without due process
Forced out by sex allegations without the chance to defend himself.

Fred Frederikse: 'Little Britain' thrives on unity
Co-operation and open borders secure unity of 'Little Britain'

Beer no solution for Xmas tree life
Is hairspray the answer to the mess of Christmas tree pine needles?

Your view: Telcos and earthquakes ... and Jesus
Readers have their say on Spark, Christianity, abortion and mental health treatment

Editorial: Female voices add to cricket coverage
Women call the men's game for first time

Terry Sarten: Applause, but no encore for zero-fee programme
Are Kiwis too embarrassed to ask for more?

Your view: Health boards in need of full check-up
Readers write in - health boards; gun licences; the legacy of the 'H' and poisoned hawks

Kate Stewart: Re-write the Christmas carols ... tis the season to spend, spend, spend
Christmas songs re-written in the manner of the 'spend-spend-spend' philosophy

Nicola Patrick: Dole out some kindness - even to those behaving badly
Choose kindness - but not at the expense of tolerating bad behaviour

No such thing as a free lunch - or a free car park.
We must come to terms with the economic forces of supply and demand around car parking.

Gwynne Dyer: Next year in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem peace process is 10 years dead, with no current likelihood of resurrection.

Editorial: Return to the dark ages
Internet piracy may be impossible to stamp out, but why are providers encouraging it?

Gwynne Dyer: Trump's tone continues to soften
"We'll see" is the response of a poker player, not the berserker Trump pretends to be.

Ian McKelvie: Special Olympians examples to us all
One in four Kiwis has a disability. It is important we support and encourage the families,

Your views: 'Good guy' gun owners hit again
'Good' gun owners penalised. How to recognise impartial media? Weather forecasts.

Work-for-dole talk stirs memories of rail's golden age
For industry, tourism, and employment, rail could be an economic aorta into the heartland.

Editorial: Landlords, give pet owners a fair shake
Hard work finding somewhere to rent when a pet's part of the package

Making use of the spaces within
How do you get a job as a chemistry professor by wringing out sponges?

Jay Kuten: Creeping sex panic erodes critical thought
Did misogyny caused Clinton's defeat? Well, 53 per cent of white women voted for Trump.

Business zen: The importance of Plan B
"She'll be right" and "number 8 wire" can only carry you so so far in an emergency.

Your views: Readers' letters
Wanganui Chronicle readers take on the issues of the day -- and each other.