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Stale, old, tired, and worn
July 7, 2009
Dear Sir,
On the issue of Minister Walter Roban's response to Ms. Claire Smith, I submit the following:
How did you Mr. Roban, in your hatefully ignorant response to Ms. Smith, know her ethnicity? Because her...
DATE: Jul 14, 2009
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Today is Wednesday, July 8, the 189th day of 2009. There are 176 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1663, King Charles II of England granted a Royal Charter to Rhode Island.
In 1776, Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declarati...
DATE: Jul 08, 2009
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I must say I really enjoyed reading a well written, very interesting article by Alvin Williams published in the Mid-Ocean News of June 26th 2009. The article was headlined "Premier's actions have struck a blow for liberty". Actually the article was s...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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This year's Independence Day Celebration will be an extra special one for many reasons. Most importantly, it comes on the 400th anniversary of the founding of Bermuda — a once-in-a- lifetime experience.
For those of us fortunate enough to celebrate t...
DATE: Jul 03, 2009
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A lack of judgment
June 15, 2009
Dear Sir,
Please allow me the opportunity of critically commenting on the Premier's decision to allow Uighur detainees from Guantánamo Bay into Bermuda. The internationalist in me wants to applaud this decision as a m...
DATE: Jun 30, 2009
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Subsidise visitors
June 4, 2009
Dear Sir,
There is much chatter about the decision on whether gambling should be allowed on docked cruise ships after hours. Most of this chatter revolves around gambling being a cure-all to our tourism problems.
It is...
DATE: Jun 29, 2009
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Race reaction
June 25, 2009
Dear Sir,
I have several very simple questions. Can you or your readers help?
Is Bermuda a racially integrated society or are we still a racially divided society? Why do some people become so furious when I point this out ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2009
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Rev. Sharpton's mistakes
June 23, 2009
Dear Sir,
Rev. Al Sharpton made two incorrect statements during his recent visit. He praised the actions of this Government. It was not an action by the Government but the actions of one would-be dictator, and S...
DATE: Jun 25, 2009
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July 4 boycott
June 20, 2009
Dear Sir,
Has anyone considered boycotting the 4th of July festival that the US puts on in Bermuda each year?
I, particularly, don't feel like celebrating with fireworks and I certainly don't want to see Ewart there celeb...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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Dr. Brown is stuck in the past
June 22, 2009
Dear Sir,
How pathetic that our so 'Honourable' Premier Brown felt the need for a phalanx of policemen to surround him on his departure from the House of Assembly last Friday. Clearly he wasn't "feeling th...
DATE: Jun 24, 2009
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