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31-05-2023 Rob 1

40 years priest

Last Pentecost Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the priesthood of Monsignor de Jong, parish priest of Maastricht-East. Besides his pastoral duties, he is also auxiliary bishop of Roermond, army bishop and bishop of the prison service. I don't think I have even named all his activities with that. Former Bishop Frans Wiertz, the rector of Rolduc and some senior members of the armed forces attended the celebration. The parishioners did not walk out en masse; the church was only partially filled. In and around the pubs at the later carnival celebrations, however, it was very busy. Typical of the current times.

28-04-2023 Rob 1

Climate Action Plans

Last Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten held his first climate press conference. It is intended that a series of such press conferences will follow. In them, he will update us on the implementation of climate plans. A €35 billion climate fund has been established by this administration. Of this, €28 billion is now earmarked. It is therefore good that society is informed about the progress of the implementation of the plans. Mind you, this has nothing to do with the nitrogen crisis. It is about combating global warming, especially through CO2 emissions.

24-03-2023 Rob 0

Sweet Caroline

I had promised not to vote. I kept it, despite the frequent flare-ups of conscience. My vote could not stop the political landslide. At least that is what the newspaper called it. Instead of a dancing Kaag on the table now a dancing Caroline on the stage.

24-02-2023 Rob 0

Twente

Last week I was in Lattrop, a small village in Twente. Not immediately a place you think of when looking for relaxation. It lies in the north-eastern part of Twente, pressed up against the German border. Twente is in Overijssel and has nothing to do with the Achterhoek, as is often assumed. Places like Hengelo, Almelo, Enschede and Oldenzaal are well known. Not exactly cities you want to visit in particular, either. Unless it should be for Oldenzaal's big carnival parade, which attracts as many as 100,000 people.

31-01-2023 Rob 1

Robert Kennedy

At the end of my working day, I like to watch old music videos that can be seen continuously on 192TV. On Wednesday, I had received a distressing message about the death of a young man. That was still playing through my head when I heard the first words of Battle Hymn Of The Republic by Andy Williams. He sang this during the church service for Robert Kennedy's funeral.

23-12-2022 Rob 0

Year-end reflections

I use the annual Christmas gathering to look back on the past year and look ahead to the next. For years I have been fortunate to have a top team of people who work hard and with their hearts.

18-11-2022 Rob 0

Why is KPN doing so poorly?

Pretty lame to choose a title like that. For KPN then. After all, instead of KPN, you could also fill in Ziggo, Enexis, NS or Rabobank. Companies that are responsible for crucial parts of our infrastructure. Companies that therefore also have to deal with forced economies of scale in order to sell their services profitably to us, consumers. But also companies that are supervised by the government and saddled with duty of care for their customers and legal regulations that nobody understands anymore. They are all struggling.

21-10-2022 Rob 1

The time machine

You have probably already experienced a family reunion once. Not a reunion like The Family Dinner from the EO, but a cosy gathering with family members to catch up with each other again. We got to do that earlier this month with the cousins on my mother's side. The Amsterdam family, in other words. After eight years, so there was something to talk about.

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Column Rob

40 years priest

Climate Action Plans

Sweet Caroline

Twente

Robert Kennedy

Year-end reflections

Why is KPN doing so poorly?

The time machine

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