The Star: September 28, 2023
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2 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>September</strong> <strong>28</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
inside<br />
Have you seen this man?....................................3<br />
<strong>The</strong> McCaws and Footgate...............................5<br />
Rapists’ hefty legal aid bill............................6-7<br />
Retirees seek luxury apartments..........8-9<br />
Fuel costs bite delivery drivers....................10<br />
Bomb threat model back in court...........11<br />
Nurse afraid to have more kids..........14-15<br />
Is yours a Sherlock Holmes brain? 16-17<br />
Readers’ letters.................................................24-25<br />
Sport............................................................................26-27<br />
Classified...............................................................<strong>28</strong>-33<br />
Gig guide.......................................................................33<br />
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