128 results returned for search: "" category "Opinion Writer" author DJLT
I was chatting with someone at work the other day and they wanted to put up Thanksgiving decorations for our American cousins to make them feel at home.
The consensus was that we shouldn’t bother with that because Thanksgiving is an American holiday ...
DATE: Nov 23, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
I have to congratulate the Bermuda National Athletics Association on making an excellent choice in appointing Troy Douglas to the post of head coach.
We can already see the benefit of his many years of experience performing and coaching at the highes...
DATE: Nov 16, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
We are about to celebrate Remembrance Day this weekend. We have a tendency to assume that everybody knows about matters of history just because we do.
We assume that young people automatically, or perhaps by osmosis, heard about, know about or care a...
DATE: Nov 09, 2012
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DJLT
So I was walking along Front Street last week and flagged down a buddy for a ride. He happens to be a policeman. Yes, I have bredren on the Bermuda Police Service and yes I will tell them about any crimes I know about, suspect or witness. Everybody e...
DATE: Nov 02, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Sometimes the words that come out of my mouth and the stuff that I type amazes me. Not because it is impressive, clever or anything like that, but because I sound exactly, word for word, like people who I used to call fuddy duddy old fogeys back in t...
DATE: Oct 26, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Many people under the age of 60 have a hard time understanding why older black folks are still bitter about the disadvantages, ill-treatment and unfair practices they suffered at the hands of a system that was designed to keep them oppressed, suppres...
DATE: Oct 19, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
This week my pet peeve is the phenomenon of managers and supervisors who are afraid to discipline people.
It is sometimes that they can’t be bothered to take the time to administer progressive discipline or perhaps they’re too close to the staff beca...
DATE: Oct 12, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Let me start this piece by saying we have an issue with customer service in my workplace. It is usually based around people who have a poor work ethic and appear to not appreciate having a job. They simply don’t get that people should just do their j...
DATE: Oct 05, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
For several years now my pet peeve has been drivers who are at an intersection, see traffic coming at them, wait until the last minute then pull out. We talk about driving with care, caution and courtesy but this is simply UNSAFE and places oncoming ...
DATE: Sep 28, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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DJLT
Hello Family — from Beantown. DJLT is in Boston (yes DJs travel too — LOL) this week and was watching Sunday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers versus the Detroit Lions; when what to my wondering eyes should appear — but a series of commercials ...
DATE: Sep 21, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
