<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>The WeeklyTimeNow Columnists</title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/rss/columnists.xml</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:32:40 EST</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Time to dial M for Mother]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38911_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38911_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE women of rural Australia have clearly rejected the business model delivering telecommunications services in this country.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Cundall: potato tips]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38891_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38891_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[POTATOES planted in spring may be still flowering furiously, but earlier-planted crops are already coming to full maturity.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use your melon wisely]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38835_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38835_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[SUMMER just begs for simple salads for side dishes or as the main attraction.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ill-wind still blows in Snowtown]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38941_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/38941_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[I'M ON the coast about two hours north of Adelaide.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[North goes quiet on cattle]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39765_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/07/39765_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[MARKET uncertainty and today's higher transport costs appear to have wiped out the &quot;grass fever&quot; bidding once evident from northern buyers.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise up on grain latest]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/37851_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/06/37851_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[WESTERN District grain growers can get Southern Farming Systems' research results sooner for an extra fee.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not a capital year]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/05/37821_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/05/37821_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[I THOUGHT I could use this occasion to reflect on the crazy rises and falls that characterised this year, using capitals for the words and concepts that dominated it.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fish take the bait]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/02/37411_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/02/37411_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[SMALL Murray cod mixed with yellowbelly are dominating the Victorian catch along the Murray River from Swan Hill to Mildura, Rod Mackenzie says.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forgive for giving in]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/02/37505_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/02/37505_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[JUST when life is running smoothly, some dreadful interruption throws us out of our comfort zone. We can blame God if we want or the Devil but, the fact is, human weakness is usually the cause.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 2 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pom makes an Aussie debut]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/01/37415_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/01/37415_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[MILDURA has become a home away from home for visiting English cricketers, with almost a dozen enjoying a Sunraysia summer in 2008-09.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life's a ball for Count Heinrich]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/01/37501_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2009/01/01/37501_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE following is a letter from my son Jack travelling in Sweden:]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farewell Alan Vizard]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37865_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37865_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[AFTER 19 years, as a dear friend said, &quot;the ink has run dry and the pen lies idle&quot;. This is my last column and after a long innings I have carried my bat, &quot;not out&quot;.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Vincent: fresh mint]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37255_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37255_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[IN THE rush before Christmas I found myself in a local nursery looking for a last-minute gift for a friend.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Cundall: time to prune]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37315_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37315_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[MANY people instinctively veer away from any kind of pruning while trees and shrubs are in full active growth.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbourhood a sisterhood]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37395_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2008/12/31/37395_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[EVERY small town has its collection of businesses that might or might not get on with their community counterparts.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>