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|  | Living in the shadow of death | | 12:14am Tue 6 May 08 | | Society: An Aberdeen sheriff tells Stephen Naysmith of his fight to stop his drug lifeline being cut to save money. | | By STEPHEN NAYSMITH, Society Editor |
| Sparks to fly over schools | | 12:38am Tuesday 6th May 2008 | | Society - comment: In July last year the Scottish charity regulator OSCR – the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator – published the results of its first review of a sample of Scottish charities against the public benefit test provided for in the 2005 Scottish Charities Act. |
| Leaning towards a healthier Service | | 12:38am Tuesday 6th May 2008 | | Society: Kaizen is the Japanese technique sweeping the public sector. But is it simply a fancy term for cost-cutting? Jackie Kemp investigates. | | 3 comments | | By JACKIE KEMP |
| Accounting for goodwill | | 12:14am Tuesday 6th May 2008 | | Society: Who’d be a charity trustee? These hardy individuals have to wrestle with red tape, regulation and their roles as employers, fundraisers and upholders of charitable mission – and all this for nought but goodwill. |
| Bob Holman: speaking from experience | | 12:14am Tuesday 6th May 2008 | | Society: It is commonplace to read that Britain is gripped by a love of money and obsessed with celebrity and VIPs. I think it nearer the truth to say that the media gives prominence to individuals who represent money and fame. | | 1 comment | | By BOB HOLMAN |
 | Why five a day is not enough | | 12:42am Mon 5 May 08 | | More fruit and veg can have profound effects, as Cate Devine learns over lunch with a group who are really feeling the benefits | | By CATE DEVINE |
| A Scottish baccalaureate is still the way forward | | 12:27am Monday 5th May 2008 | | John Howie: Recent comments from Fiona Hyslop show a great deal of sense. She talks of abolishing Standard Grades, of making a Basic Skills assessment in the third year of secondary education, and of introducing a baccalaureate in the fifth and sixth years. I hope you can make it happen, Fiona, and soon. |
| My Health | | 12:38am Monday 5th May 2008 | | Craig Chalmers, Musical Star: I’m in a loin cloth every night so I’ve been following a strict diet and exercise programme. I’ve lost about a stone and a half since being on the TV show Any Dream Will Do. | | 1 comment |
 | That Night Follows Day, Tramway, Glasgow | | 12:37am Mon 5 May 08 | | Review: A small girl with a wonderfully solemn expression is delivering a catalogue of things she's been told to do - or not do, ever - by the adults in her life. From time to time, the audience laughs and it's hard to know if it is masking embarrassment. | | By MARY BRENNAN |
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