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GC: Where Is the excitement!

GC is not a boring place. We are just jaded by the economy and the usual entertainment spots that have kept the needle at wine, whisky and wacky.

Sometimes I feel the city needs excitement. Verging on weird even.

Ok I agree half the city is conservative especially the inner city retired folk whose main vocation is buying a newspaper and arguing about the contents and trying to juxtapose with their times when it was perfectly fine to wear high-heeled shoes and take swigs from a beer bottle as one walked the streets.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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