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There is no point pretending that the problems here are ordinary. They have been extraordinary for almost two decades and Brexit, protocol, pandemic and Executive collapses have not caused them, just made them worse. The one constant has been a deepening crisis reaching every area of civic life.
The discovery of the bodies of Jim and Mary McLoughlin, the elderly couple who lay dead in their bungalow near Warrenpoint for up to six months, has exposed unpleasant home truths about how we like to view ourselves – and the reality of our lives now.
Nantucket, with its dark sky, is unique: it’s one of the few places in eastern Massachusetts where people can see the Milky Way with the naked eye. But light pollution is threatening that clear view _ and increasing health risks.
A few days ago Declan Lawn, one of the writers behind Blue Lights, the fictional hit BBC show about the PSNI, tweeted the cover of the script for episode one of the second series. It was titled ‘This Too Shall Pass’.
According to Dave Poma, a fair volunteer, one 4-H youngster sold a turkey for $5,000!