37 results returned for search: "education AND " author Glenn Fubler
The World Economic Forum, a gathering that includes some of the world’s richest people and normally takes place in Davos, Switzerland, wrapped up last month, after a period of pandemic-induced virtual discussions. The glitzy affair served as an ironi...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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Glenn Fubler
Like the vast majority of Bermudians, I was disappointed in hearing that Carika Weldon had recently submitted her resignation, especially having experienced the pleasure of some limited collaboration with this unique young woman prior to the pandemic...
DATE: Jan 12, 2022
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Glenn Fubler
The tradition of making resolutions for a new year dates back four millennia. This is evidence that reflecting on the circumstances and outcomes of past events and considering alternative options for moving forward is an ancient wisdom-practice.
It’s...
DATE: Jan 10, 2022
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Glenn Fubler
With the Labour Day weekend approaching, it is incumbent that some response be made to the Letter to the Editor by Robert Stewart, which was published on Thursday, September 2, 2021. This, since the day offers a period of reflection on the key matter...
DATE: Sep 04, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
August 1 marked the anniversary of emancipation. Today, we reflect on the life of Bob Moses, a quiet hero of the American Civil Rights movement who died on July 25, aged 86.
Bob, an unpretentious soul, voluntarily confronted Mississippi terror alone...
DATE: Aug 09, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
Human societies undergo shifts from time to time; for the better or the worse. The sources of those shifts are never fully understood — shrouded in some mystery. In the spring of 1981, during a dispute that mushroomed into a general strike, there...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
Greetings, today’s generations. This is the “spirit” of E.F. Gordon offering some perspective and hoping it may help you engage this challenging period in human history. Of course, I can speak only from my own experiences.
My journey began in Trinida...
DATE: Mar 22, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
“It’s not what we do, but why we do it.”
This is a paraphrase of the theme of a speech given by noted comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory which I heard as a freshman student at the University off Miami, in the late 1960s. That experience ...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
The January 28, 1951 rediscovery of the cahow — a sea bird that once flourished in Bermuda, but was thought to be extinct for 300 years — was a watershed event. That revelation had both local and global implications, as it was symbolic of the type of...
DATE: Jan 28, 2021
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Glenn Fubler
The January 15 edition of The Royal Gazette contained a full-page celebration of the birthday of Donald “Dick” Dane, an educator and football coach. It featured a collection of wonderful testimonials by some outstanding footballers of our past who ha...
DATE: Jan 19, 2021
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler