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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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Bad days

BY KLAUS DÖRING IS IT NORMAL to have bad work days? Bad days are rampant. Question: How often do you have a bad day at work? The perfect...

Society’s social weaklings?

BY KLAUS DORING REFUSAL and compassion characterize society's attitude as regards social weaklings and handicapped people. It's a topic which one gladly drives out, represses...

The last word

BY KLAUS DÖRING THE LAST word is the best news of all. A happy ending after all? Really? “The Last Word” is an offbeat romantic comedy-drama...

Happy moments

BY KLAUS DÖRING FROM time to time I love silence. I love quietness. - Do you observe that we live in a real frightening, loud...

A very special department store

BY KLAUS DÖRING I AM sure, my dear readers, you're now expecting a write-up about a famous shopping mall in the Philippines. Far from it!Once...

A most down-to-earth book

BY KLAUS DORING OVERALL, “Down to Earth” is a beautiful middle-grade book that I think a person of any age would enjoy. “Down to Earth”...

If ifs and ands were pots and pans

BY KLAUS DÖRING A PHRASE that advises against wishing for impossible or absurd things to happen. The full phrase is “If ifs and ands were...

Nobody is perfect!

BY KLAUS DÖRING MANY of us believe perfectionism is a positive. You may count me in. More often than I’d like to admit, something seemingly inconsequential...

To make somebody smile

BY KLAUS DORING WHEN did you make somebody smile lately, my dear reader? Maybe you think that this is hardly the time to do so...

The power of words

BY KLAUS DÖRING WORDS have power. They can destroy and create. Sometimes a single word can change everything.Do you remember the words and kind acts...