tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post728475425672300517..comments2023-11-14T03:13:43.700-08:00Comments on Worditude: NEWS THEN AND NOWindybevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505539407819784525noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-53834514795567272132017-05-05T02:42:29.554-07:002017-05-05T02:42:29.554-07:00It was very similar in Tasmania at that time!It was very similar in Tasmania at that time!Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-75243531430120943042017-05-04T08:50:58.428-07:002017-05-04T08:50:58.428-07:00What a wonderful story and nostalgic account of ye...What a wonderful story and nostalgic account of yesteryear! Khaya Ronkainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06286352495379234651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-7800837952767739472017-05-04T07:46:28.322-07:002017-05-04T07:46:28.322-07:00I feel like i have been transported to another tim...I feel like i have been transported to another time. Powerful write!Sanaa Rizvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06681404650477409830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-74488857534645647172017-05-04T06:38:03.342-07:002017-05-04T06:38:03.342-07:00ah...this touches the heart at the right point...s...ah...this touches the heart at the right point...sharing this!Sreejahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395234979504881964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-28335552614021858622017-05-03T23:35:37.108-07:002017-05-03T23:35:37.108-07:00I too remember the war as a child in the 1940'...I too remember the war as a child in the 1940's and how we trusted the news even though locations of bombed cities were never mentioned and everywhere there were warnings "Loose talk costs lives" to prevent gossip and so not dishearten an already war weary country but never as a child did I ever doubt that we would win!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-67556426717062496802017-05-03T19:07:14.215-07:002017-05-03T19:07:14.215-07:00Bev, your poem brought memories of my own, of Know...Bev, your poem brought memories of my own, of Knowlton Nash, who was the senior anchor, the CBC's late night broadcast, "The National". Only remember his later years, before he retired, in 1988, but to me, as teenager, the voice of the world, to Canada. Therisa's Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158009488213815860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-71525567154503964672017-05-03T18:20:48.689-07:002017-05-03T18:20:48.689-07:00You've taken me to another era...simple, hones...You've taken me to another era...simple, honest, sincere. Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-52380412720293455432017-05-03T18:01:01.604-07:002017-05-03T18:01:01.604-07:00A bygone era, for sure, that of truth in the media...A bygone era, for sure, that of truth in the media. It must have been an amazing time, when you could trust what came out of the radio.Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-57702080798085384172017-05-03T17:11:26.815-07:002017-05-03T17:11:26.815-07:00Oh you took me back to days when the radio was our...Oh you took me back to days when the radio was our only window on the world. I used to rock in my grandma's rocking chair in the afternoons and listen to children's programs......I can see your father, listening intently to word of the war........a great write, Bev.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156773205591631053.post-21968081930707399152017-05-03T13:04:07.625-07:002017-05-03T13:04:07.625-07:00I remember that "one voice of truth" fro...I remember that "one voice of truth" from the 50s, too. The details here paint strong images.<br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.com