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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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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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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
There have been discouraging signs from our House of Parliament where elected officials are expected to deal with the business of the people in a manner that sends a clear signal that disagreements should never sink to a level where bitter personal e...
DATE: Oct 09, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
This is the final article of six, published between October 2 and 7, in support of the Bermuda Stock Exchange World Investor Week Quiz Challenge. Each article has a question embedded. Find the question and send your answer to wiwqc@bsx.com. Those wit...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
A surprising number of rather intrepid anglers braved the monsoons last Sunday to go and work the deep blue briny in search of wahoo and other game species.
Given the conditions, it is hard to imagine where anyone could find even temporary shelter f...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
This has been a week when the island paused to pay tribute to the Bermuda Police Service for the role they play in keeping communities safe. It is simply the right thing to do for a group that is often maligned, but which is an essential part of main...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
A few weeks ago, I came downstairs in the morning to find a trail of icing sugar between the kitchen and the living room. Negligent in my parenting, I’d had a lie-in and almost slept while I could hear the girls crashing around downstairs.
On a Sund...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
“Cow never know the use of its tail till it’s gone”
An old Caribbean saying speaking of how people take things for granted until they no longer have them.
The passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria have left nearly four million in the Caribbean without...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous