Cover of the Gulf News

The Gulf News is the local weekly (one of three, actually, but the only one you have to pay for). On Thursdays, we read the week's issue from cover to cover. The letters to the editor are especially funny ("Dear Editor: my dog was almost killed at Whakanewha Regional Park when he was caught in a trap drawn by poisoned bait. What kind of sick people are there in this world" Response from the park people: "Maybe if you didn't ignore the twenty "No dogs permitted" and "Endangered bird breeding grounds" signs, you would keep your dog away from the poison we put out to kill stoats and feral cats!").

Mike was the first to appear in the Gulf News with a picture of him buying the new Harry Potter book. Ilona was next with a long article on her and the local Historical Society, including a cover picture. Yesterday, we were delighted to see Alexander on the cover, dressed as a doctor as part of the coverage of a play group he goes to. Now Mike is the only one who has not appeared on the cover.