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The sun was bright, the clouds puffy and, all in all, it was a Bermudaful day as the island’s juniors gave what was probably a first course in the fishes of Bermuda at the Flagpole as they presented their catches in the Bermuda Anglers Club Junior To...
DATE: Aug 25, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Under our parliamentary style of democracy, the leader of the country who is called Premier must first gain a seat in Parliament. They then must be selected by the majority of the House of Assembly and be able to demonstrate that they command the maj...
DATE: Aug 24, 2018
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
The summer of 2018 will always be remembered in our house as the Summer of Slime. The eight weeks during which my kids became obsessed with making, playing with and generally wallowing in huge quantities of glue and food dye.
If you don’t have kids,...
DATE: Aug 24, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Do we meet people at random? Is it pure chance or fate?
I often ask myself this question: why did I meet this particular person? Sometimes, it is the one who helped or even saved me, who said just the right thing or gave me the wise advice I needed. ...
DATE: Aug 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
Measuring progress — it isn’t black and white! So many times clients approach me with worry — worry that the scale isn’t moving. Sigh, right?
Clients, both male and female have this never-ending battle with the scale. Truthfully, if I could walk into...
DATE: Aug 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Dre Hinds
I recall one evening, somewhere around 1968, being shocked out of my boots at a political rally at Devonshire Recreation Club when Arthur Hodgson said in a speech with his bellowing deep voice: “The objective in politics is to gain power.”
He said i...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Khalid Wasi
This week’s article is part of the Bermuda Realistic Retirement Reviewer series, which is featured on the third Saturday of each month.
A reader from Bermuda writes: “Gettin’ ready to retire from my job. Have some money saved — hope it lasts! I’ve ...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
It is so hot that even the fish seem to be taking a bit of a break. With the foreign marlin fleet almost completely departed, the thought of trolling in air conditions is largely out of style and it is back to the old hot and sweaty grind.
The trolli...
DATE: Aug 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
“Old pirates, yes, they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships ...”
— Bob Marley
As someone who has studied many facets of history, there is something extremely wrong when grown persons attempt to rewrite historic facts. A prime example is the following...
DATE: Aug 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Week two of Natural Kids and this time we’ve got CrossFit Kids going on in the background. Derek Hurdle is putting 25 children through their paces with Moby playing along. There are cues in the song for different exercises.
It’s a little bit like a d...
DATE: Aug 17, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
