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Single Mothers, Note This

 A DIVORCED SINGLE MOTHER WROTE I am writing to you in order to make someone understand that it's good to appreciate our partners despite their flaws. I am 42 years of age.  My ex-husband and I dated for 9 years. We were best of friends. I waited until he completed college and started work. My family and his family then met. We got married and had a son. (27 years old now). My husband was short-tempered at times, but our problems started when I wanted to make him feel he couldn't control me. Every time we argued, I would pack my bags, go to my family and explain. My sisters would phone my husband and shout at him. If he were controlling me, I would always dare him that if he wished, he could divorce me. I never wanted a divorce. I just had pride, and I never wanted to look like a loose woman in his eyes. One day, I pushed him so hard that for the first time, he beat me and locked me outside. I went to my family, my family took him to the police, and every time I looked like I ...

Survey Nimule, or Leave Nimule Part 1

Leave Nimule Part 1 By  Ayella John Bosco.  A month ago, the residents of Nimule were taken by surprised seeing a team from the town council surveying the land. The team observably is made up of a police, the technician, record assistants and one town council official, while others including me are unhappy about the move taken by the government to survey Nimule Town, the unhappiness of the said shouldn’t be an obstacle to the anticipated organized development of the town. There are several reasons why the people of Nimule can’t and shouldn’t resist the government's plans to demarcate Nimule. These reasons are purely economic, which is definitely unavoidable even after 50 years of struggles to oppose it. These economic hubs include, but are not limited to; 1.     The border revenue hub. Nimule houses the most unforgivable revenue hub that is inevitably the government stronghold of progress. Currently, Nimule revenue border contributes over 80 % of the governm...