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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Tuesday, August 25, the 237th day of 2009. There are 128 days left in the year.
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In 1825, Uruguay declared independence from Brazil.
In 1875, Capt. Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across th...
DATE: Aug 25, 2009
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Poor service, no sale
August 18, 2009
Dear Sir,
I would have thought in times of a serious economic down-turn that local businesses would go out of their way to offer good service. We are continually asked by the retail industry in Bermuda to 'Buy Be...
DATE: Aug 24, 2009
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The absence of Her Majesty the Queen from our 400th Anniversary celebrations seemed to get more publicity in England than it did here.
Bermudians do need to understand, though, that Dr. Brown's agreement to give safe haven to Guantánamo Bay prisoners...
DATE: Aug 14, 2009
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Congratulations, but ...
July 28, 2009
Dear Sir,
Bermuda this year celebrates 400 years of continuous habitation.
400 years of economic progress
400 years of social progress
400 years of societal growth
400 years of government change and progress
40...
DATE: Aug 01, 2009
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Stop the spending
July 12, 2009
Dear Sir,
Much has been said and written about taxpayers' money. It seems to be spend, spend, spend!
"Government is like a baby — an alimentary canal with an insatiable appetite at one end and no sense of responsibili...
DATE: Jul 22, 2009
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Thinking alike?
July 14, 2009
Dear Sir,
Are Bermudians of all races finally realising that 'people who look like me' are not always 'people who think like me'? I hope so.
PAS
Warwick
Change the leader
July 13, 2009
Dear Sir,
I address this letter t...
DATE: Jul 20, 2009
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Never an option
July 7, 2009
Dear Sir,
In the July 4 edition of The Royal Gazette a letter entitled "Uighurs decision was decisive" was published and aroused my attention. Perhaps it may seem that I am being pedantic but, rather than arguing the poi...
DATE: Jul 16, 2009
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Her 'bêtes noires'
July 2, 2009
Dear Sir,
As a professional proofreader, I was delighted to see Helle Patterson's letter in today's Royal Gazette. First, may I add to her plural/singular list: the word "data" is plural — "the data are useful", not "t...
DATE: Jul 16, 2009
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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.
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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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