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Regular readers of this column know that I am a big fan of Warren Buffett. As a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway, I am always pleased to get my copy of the annual report. Inside I know I’ll find Buffett’s letter to the shareholders which always cont...
DATE: Apr 08, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
It feels like it has been far too long since we last had a holiday weekend. I hope you all make the most of it, doing whatever matters to you most with whomever matters to you most. I, for one, can’t wait to be reunited with chocolate Lent has seemed...
DATE: Mar 28, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
Guilt that icky feeling that gnaws at you, sinks in your stomach; the cold leaden weight of remorse and self-recrimination, tail between your legs, bad feeling as you wish you could hide your head in the sand.
Familiar with it? Many of us are overly...
DATE: Feb 26, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
By Joseph Froncioni, Former Chairman, Bermuda Road Safety Council
According to an article that appeared in this newspaper on December 28, 2012, as of the end of November 2012, traffic collisions were down about six percent compared to the same period...
DATE: Feb 07, 2013
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Other
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We revisit a bond investment discussion of twelve years ago — interest rates were low then, too. You are at a children’s playground in front of a giant see-saw; you know, the ones that have been immortalised in childhood memories.
Sitting on its very...
DATE: Feb 02, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
January 24, 2013
Dear Sir,
I find myself in two states of mind in the current circumstances; one, horrified by the recent double shooting and heightened gang violence in Bermuda, and two, longing for the Bermuda I grew up in. The Bermuda where almost...
DATE: Jan 26, 2013
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Letters to the Editor
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In this day and age, can you tell me the item of most interest (on a daily basis) for most people? Yes, we know money is probably the first on the list — but besides that? The answer of course is information.
This is the ‘Information Age’ where imme...
DATE: Jan 26, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is doubtful that the thought of angling has even crossed your mind in the last week or so. Although it is now well into our winter, there have still been some beautiful warm, sunny days with calm seas and fishable conditions.
The fact that just ab...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The State of our Economy: Anyone with business sense or intelligent intuition suspected, conjectured, and estimated that government coffers were routinely running negative by 250-300 BMD million a year.
And now, what an daunting task we have ahead o...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is that time of the year: when the mere thought of fishing is so far removed as not to matter one iota. This is the time when watching fishing on television comes into its own with the National Geographic Channel’s series Wicked Tuna starting its ...
DATE: Jan 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
