Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Crossing The Water (Chin Chin)

18 August 2016 Crossing The Water Of ferries and the like. by Chin Chin There has always been something special about crossing water.  In Robert Burns’s poem Tam O’Shanter, it is the barrier of a river which holds back the demons who pursue the eponymous hero on his grey mare.  In ancient Rome, the crossing of… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Crossing The Water (Chin Chin)

Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international

19 May 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: Christian Kern of the Social Democrat party was sworn in as the new Chancellor, following Werner Fayman’s resignation last week.  Chancellor Kern said that his party would govern with the Conservatives and might even work with the far-right Freedom Party. EU: Complaints have been made about… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19:Week in brief international

It's FREE!

Already get the weekly email?  Please tell your friends what you like best. Just click the X at the top right and use the social media buttons found on every page.

New to our News?

Click to help keep Shaw Sheet free by signing up.Large 600x271 stamp prompting the reader to join the subscription list