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Family first - September 15, 2008

Large facilities for child care, free school books, a minister for youth and family - the Dutch government puts a high priority on the family. And in this year&039;s budget, the family will once again take centre stage.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080915-budget-family-mc

Dutch politicians: paedophiles must move - September 13, 2008

Utrecht city mayor Aleid Wolfsen wants to ban convicted paedophiles from returning to their former addresses. This would prevent victims accidentally meeting their attackers.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/region/netherlands/080913-paedophile-mc

A town called Washpot - September 12, 2008

&034;Compromise is a key part of why the town of Moab in Utah is high up on my list of favourite places on the planet.&034; - column by Perro de Jong.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thenetherlands/criticaleye/080912-moab-washpot

Circles within cycles - September 12, 2008

This week&039;s post seemed to be about rebuttals to rebuttals, from Feedback from last week, to fat, TSWI and the US presidential election.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/feedback/feedbackarchive/080912-feedback

Growing sustainable lobsters to save the world - September 12, 2008

Three Dutch student enterpreneurs won a prize for their unusual business plan. They want to farm expensive spiny lobsters in the Philippines - not just to make money, but also to help the environment.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/radioprogrammes/earthbeat/080912-lobsters-eb

The right to a comfortable retirement - September 12, 2008

Retirement is usually thought of as a long holiday that lasts until you die, a time to stop working and enjoy life. But older people around the world are facing a struggle to care for families on meagre pensions.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-080913-retirement

Toilet training - September 12, 2008

With an estimated 2.6 billion people without access to a toilet, Bouwe-Jan Smeding from the organisation SIMAVI discusses the problems of sanitation in developing countries.
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/thestatewerein/otherstates/tswi-080912-toilet-training