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I have to start this with a confession. I haven’t bought my kids salad spinners for Christmas. I have actually bought them American Girl dolls. I did my best to pretend they didn’t exist (the dolls, not my kids …) but Chloe is in P2. Six-year-olds ta...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The editorial in The Royal Gazette of November 27th on the monumental incompetence of the Department of Education was spot on and was long overdue. Whilst Government incompetence is legendary (think of the financial fiasco at Port Royal Golf Course) ...
DATE: Dec 11, 2014
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“Well-behaved women seldom make history.”
— Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
There are situations in which I can find myself turning to the dictionary despite knowing the meaning of a word. I do it because the dictionary is informative, rather than interpre...
DATE: Dec 08, 2014
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Here we are this week, welcoming the America’s Cup to Bermuda and looking forward to the sporting excitement that will climax in 2017.
Bermuda, the Dot in the Ocean*, is drawing intense scrutiny from around the world as the new host of this prestigio...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Today, December 5, marks the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, a global icon who has left a legacy for us all.
We pause to honour him at a time when we have just secured the America’s Cup, an unprecedented opportunity that offers a pl...
DATE: Dec 05, 2014
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
By Julia Pitt
Last weekend was a bit different. I spent most of it attending a seminar on race walking of all things. Yes, that track & field event with the swishy hips and rather awkward gait that never gets much coverage on television.
It was, howe...
DATE: Dec 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
By Bob Settje
Despite the fact the United States is Bermuda’s closest neighbour and primary economic partner, nearly 75 per cent of the Island’s university-bound high school and Bermuda College students choose to attend colleges and universities some...
DATE: Dec 02, 2014
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November 28, 2014
Dear Sir,
As a result of running away from home at the age of 15, I found myself being sent abroad to Utah, to a vocational boarding school.
Although it’s called a boarding school, it can be likened to that of a juvenile detention c...
DATE: Dec 02, 2014
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Letters to the Editor
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24 November 2014
Dear Sir,
I wish to commend Ira Philip on his very thorough and in-depth Obituary for AC “Artie” Black, which deservedly occupied a full page in The Royal Gazette (Saturday, November 22, 2014).
The extent of Mr Black’s interests, in...
DATE: Dec 01, 2014
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Letters to the Editor
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Scammers and those being scammed, part two
“At the bottom of Multi-Level Marketing — a scummy business at best — lurks Global Prosperity. The slimy-est of the slimy MLM programmes, none is more of a scam, or has such a disreputable background, as Gl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
