GROUNDBREAKING

At least four different dictionaries were searched to confirm if the past tense for groundbreaking was ground-broken as a weekly newspaper suggested. None of them showed that it was.

FAST FOOD

After an apology by a well-known restaurant chain, it is not hard to predict a drop in their sales for a short period and then it will pick up again as fried chicken remains a popular fast food in the country.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE

More than the gold medals, Samoans have been talking about the fight in the rugby league final at the Pacific Games. Will the governing body of the sport take any actions for the unsportsmanlike conduct?

CLOSE COMBAT

Don’t go picking fights with the boys in blue. Congratulations to the 23 who have just graduated with certificates from close combat training.

PEACE OR WAR

While a group of Samoans want the nation’s leaders to make a stand for a ceasefire in the Israel Palestine conflict, all of them are quiet, or overseas and some are flying Israel’s flags.

SPARE THE ROD

Easier said than done. A latest high level talk came with a promise that children in Samoa should not be disciplined using violence. Any takers who want to wager the years that will take?