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WASHINGTON — "End of an era" is an overused trope, but in this case it's appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone.
Sen. Robert Byrd had long since repented, of course. The West Virginian, who died Monday at 92, deeply regretted his...
DATE: Jun 29, 2010
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Visitors need more boats
June 3, 2010
Dear Sir,
I view myself, all other retail workers in the cruise ship ports in Bermuda, and taxi drivers as the front line of Bermudian hospitality (other than hotel workers obviously). We are the ambassadors to t...
DATE: Jun 08, 2010
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In praise of Reiki
June 3, 2010
Dear Sir,
It was wonderful to read in yesterday's paper that a visitor's hip pain had been permanently healed with Reiki. For those who don't know, or didn't read the letter, Reiki promotes healing through non-medicati...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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How is it possible that BP chief executive Tony Hayward hasn't been fired? At this point, how can anyone believe a word the man says? If he told me my mother loves me, I'd want a second source.
Hayward has apologised for his one lapse of candor — the...
DATE: Jun 07, 2010
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A card of thanks
May 30, 2010
Dear Sir,
We would like to share an open letter to Donna Viney, Kathy Fox, Ann Smith Gordon and all at PALS with your readers. Thank you all so much for the care, concern and friendship which our husband, father and brot...
DATE: Jun 04, 2010
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WASHINGTON — Adm. Thad Allen is an expert on thankless jobs. After the initial response to Hurricane Katrina had been botched, President Bush assigned him to clean up the mess. Now President Obama has put him in charge of handling the worst oil spill...
DATE: Jun 03, 2010
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When we have great changes in society, it takes quite a long time to understand those changes and adapt to them. In academic terms this is called 'culture lag'. There is also a time lag between the onset of a disaster and the time it takes to react t...
DATE: Jun 01, 2010
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WASHINGTON — Adm. Thad Allen is an expert on thankless jobs. After the initial response to Hurricane Katrina had been botched, President Bush assigned him to clean up the mess. Now President Obama has put him in charge of handling the worst oil spill...
DATE: Jun 01, 2010
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There has been a good deal of debate about the Media Council Act in the last week or so.
Such a debate is welcomed; at the very least, it provides opportunities to explain the role of the media in a free society and the importance of freedom of speec...
DATE: May 21, 2010
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Where is the deterrent?
May 12, 2010
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"Stupid Black Men" ... is the title of a must read novel by US national radio host and social commentator, Larry Elder, who has made a career out of being a thorn in the side of the conventional wisdom c...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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