MARIT STINUS-CABUGON
IT’S been 20 years since my first stint as an opinion columnist. I was very combative in those days and after three years I got fired because the owners of the local paper for which I wrote, were convinced that I was working for their political opponent. I was the talk of the town for a few days but the instant fame didn’t bring me back my job (I was writing five times a week). So much for being hard-hitting and fearless!