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Letter to the Editor: Thursday January 26, 2017

Northland Age
25 Jan, 2017 10:57 PM2 mins to read

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Oh for a racing column

Your correspondent Bill Morris (Letters, January 24), seems to be decidedly unhappy that The Northland Age is so widely admired a newspaper that it attracts readers from afar, some of whom contribute to the Letters. And that's it.

No explanation for his state of dudgeon, except that some writers from afar don't agree with his prejudices.

I'll be one whom Bill dislikes. I live mostly in the King Country, but spent most of last winter in the Far North.

During that time I discovered The Northland Age, to my delight - definitely the best newspaper in this country, in my experience.

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The editorials are always worth reading, and almost always spot on. And the letters 'page' is definitely more interesting than any other in the country. It lacks only a thoroughbred racing column.

I have paid a year's subscription to the online version of The Northland Age. That means I buy every copy, unlike those who live locally but don't always do so. And, for these reasons, I reckon I'm entitled to write as many letters as I like when I feel the urge.

And the same goes for others who get the online version.

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Be pleased, Bill, that you live where you are served by the best newspaper in New Zealand.

The editorial of January 24 is an illustrative example of why.

Marriage is the public permanent commitment of a husband and a wife to each other and to their children.

The best thing a man can do for his children is to marry their mother, and love her visibly.

LEO LEITCH
Benneydale

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