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Winter is rattling her sabre now and it won’t be long before the sweaters and anoraks start appearing. Although the winds have been fairly moderate, the showers and generally poor conditions are doing plenty to restrict commercial fishermen to their ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
A few weeks ago, I was searching online for an image of a grass-fed beef brand to send to a client. I typed in “Naked Beef” (because that’s honestly what it’s called) and, well, you can imagine what happened ...
I know it sounds naíve to say I wasn’...
DATE: Oct 20, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
There are always various types of viruses floating about that include the flu, which at times can have a significant effect on people, especially those with respiratory issues.
Each year around the world, including Bermuda, there are vaccination pro...
DATE: Oct 20, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“And Nathanael said to him: can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip said to him: Come and see.”
— John 1:46
Last week I had the privilege of being invited to speak with some young Bermudian men. Young men who, not unlike any of us, fou...
DATE: Oct 20, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
When I was a little girl, I read excitedly about the ocean.
Wrapped up in a warm blanket and looking thoughtfully at my frozen windowpanes in Siberia, I passionately dreamt of swimming in it. My dream has come true.
The ocean, majestic and mysteriou...
DATE: Oct 19, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
Through modern telecommunication that has practically engulfed the globe, turning the airwaves into a massive jungle of so much information that truth is often buried in a rolling tidal wave of confusion, facts are blurred to a point where those with...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Slowly but ever so surely, the angling season is coming to an end. It happens gradually and many a landlubber will fail to notice the telltale signs that autumn is short-lived and then the winter will be upon us. Days are often pleasant enough on lan...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
A Bermudian (and his foreign-born spouse) come home for permanent residence in Bermuda.
A reader FAQ featured on September 16, 2017 asked the following: “A Bermudian friend of ours is returning to Bermuda with his foreign spouse after two decades liv...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The images are still very clear in the minds of those who witnessed America’s worst mass shooting in its history, when a moment of absolute horror in Las Vegas erupted at the hands of a gunman who managed to smuggle an arsenal of guns and ammunition ...
DATE: Oct 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
My mother told us a wonderful story about her first date with my father.
“Sixty years ago Misha and I were young and in love. We had just started dating. It was spring in Siberia with a bright sun thawing the snow on the branches of the birch trees....
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London