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Soft Cuddly Teddy Bears..!
September 14, 2026 Robert Clements 0

It was the cutest bear that ambled past that afternoon, in the same place where I always sat with my morning coffee at my daughter’s holiday home in the Poconos…

The Fall of Bricks and Mortar…!..!
The Fall of Bricks and Mortar…!..!
September 13, 2026 4

A few days ago marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the crashing down of the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center. I remember walking up to the viewing…

Stop Carrying the Load Yourself..!
Stop Carrying the Load Yourself..!
September 12, 2026 9

“I cannot carry this anymore, Bob,” said a reader who phoned me. Her voice sounded tired. Not the tiredness that disappears after eight hours of sleep, but the tiredness that…

Call a Barber for a Haircut..!
Call a Barber for a Haircut..!
September 11, 2026 5

I watched my neighbour’s bushes receiving what appeared to be a military assault. Branches flew in every direction. Leaves screamed silently. One side of the hedge stood proudly at attention…

Who Should Stay At Home?
Who Should Stay At Home?
September 10, 2026 12

At a conference in Cochin, a Sunni cleric reportedly declared that their religious texts teaches women to remain inside their homes, and that bringing them into public spaces could cause…

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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.

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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.

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