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Plain words not enough in an oversensitive world

Hidesight: The advertiser just wanted a calm, professional person to handle hostile people.

Rodney Hide
Wed, 19 Feb 2020

Last week the South Waikato News blew 71-year-old Allan Eaton’s classified ad into a full-blown news story.

His ad was for an experienced fulltime couple for his Tokoroa holiday park, with the wife able to manage Microsoft Office, work the telephone, multi-task and be good in communication and

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Rodney Hide
Wed, 19 Feb 2020
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