jim-jam Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Is it just me, or is the American Notebook column in the Shetland Timesa load of irrelevant rubbish. I don't really care what Kim Karam getsup to in America and I fail to see what it has to do with Shetland orShetlanders. Maybe I'm wrong...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I assume she is from Shetland originally? Why was Jim Tait so harsh on her in his "Thing's they'll never say column"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 iv never read so much drivle in my life - id cut that. so the lass is on a working holiday - who cairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 She looked moderately pretty in the small photo that was in the paper a couple of weeks ago. Maybe she'll get brownie points for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 She is indeed a pretty lass! I was at the Anderson High with her. She lived in Unst and her father was the GP up there. However, I must agree with the concensus that her 'journal' is an irrelevant column, although I have only read it once or twice. Sorry Kim Maybe the day-to-day doings of a ferryman or a essykert driver would be a more compelling read What did Jim Tait have to say about her? I missed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Remember that there was a Barry somebody that bumbled around SE Asia and then Russia a few years back. There was one or maybe a couple of bits in the paper about his travels. This was interesting and just the right amount of coverage given to it. I have to agree the postcards from america are beginning to drag on now. I gave up reading them a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 Personally, I think it's a way of filling up more space by the Shetland Times by putting it in weekly. It's too long to be called a "column" and too boring to be called an "article". And I doubt you can call it a "feature" if it's in the paper every week. Limit it to once a month or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 8, 2006 Report Share Posted January 8, 2006 well since they are now 70p im not paying for yon drivel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 I think it has dragged on to long, I have read a few times and skimmed over it otrher times and thought what is the point, who cares, I would either have it once every month or scrap it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted January 9, 2006 Report Share Posted January 9, 2006 Rather than criticise her articles, i'd tend to agree with peeriebryan, and have thought for a while that a regular 'day/week in the life of' feature would be of interest to everybody, not just those that know them, and plenty of scope.Chances of a bit of humour are pretty good also bring it on who would you like to see featured 8O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim-jam Posted January 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'd like to see a weekly column in which local councilors take turns to tell us what they get up to. I'm sure most people would be interested to know what they spend our council tax on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Rather than criticise her articles, i'd tend to agree with peeriebryan, and have thought for a while that a regular 'day/week in the life of' feature would be of interest to everybody, not just those that know them, and plenty of scope.Chances of a bit of humour are pretty good also bring it on who would you like to see featured 8O thats a good idea Radio Shetland used to do the weeks awaa or somting like that! it used to be quite good some weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'd like to see a weekly column in which local councilors take turns to tell us what they get up to. I'm sure most people would be interested to know what they spend our council tax on Now that would be interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'd like to see a weekly column in which local councilors take turns to tell us what they get up to. I'm sure most people would be interested to know what they spend our council tax on Now that would be interesting! Drew Ratter - Got up, had dump, went to meeting, drank tea, flew to India on Council money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Ian Selbie should get his own column. My heart sinks on a Friday morning if he doesn't get a letter published. In fact, make him the editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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