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Which season is it? Winter one day, then summery the next; it is that on again, off again time of year when no one is too sure what is going to happen next. Not to worry, though; it happens just about every year and soon it will truly be spring, rapi...
DATE: Mar 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Recent global statistics on divorce rates per 1,000 people list Bermuda as one of the highest in the world, down only six places from number No 1 Russia and one digit away from the United States.
Bermuda is also now the most expensive country in th...
DATE: Mar 18, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
One of the few things that persons involved with different political parties can agree on is that canvassing is a fundamental component of any election campaign. Fortunately for us in Bermuda, social norms dictate that candidates visit the persons th...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Since having kids all sorts of strange things have happened to my food. I have discovered glitter in my cereal and crayons in my tea. I have rescued Strawberry Shortcake from the bottom of a bag of nuts. I will never, ever, forget the case of the exp...
DATE: Mar 17, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Early on a glorious morning in Miami, the soft sun shone on the beach. Loose branches of palm trees swayed in the wind and waves rhythmically crashed against the sand. I was standing barefoot in a circle of people, excited and fascinated to try somet...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nina London
Suffering and the enormous death toll for millions of men women and children in parts of Africa and the Middle East is a dilemma that has become so critical that António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, will travel to Geneva next month...
DATE: Mar 16, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Dear Dr Nekia,
I have a male friend who really is just my friend and we recently had a discussion about men. His mom and sisters are all single and he says that they keep choosing losers.
What I find interesting is that he is calling these men lose...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Staying healthy this year has been a challenge.
I’ve had a couple colds as I’ve allowed myself to get run down.
Sometimes staying healthy isn’t just about having plenty of hand sanitiser and avoiding sick children. Daily habits — fighting with your ...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
I struggle with criticism. Actually, that’s a lie. I struggle more with praise — accepting it that is and, perhaps, also giving it … which feels hard to admit.
I recently attended a Bermuda Festival event. It was amazing, beautiful, moving and total...
DATE: Mar 15, 2017
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
It’s time to dust the cobwebs off your garden tools and clean them up for the start of a new growing season.
With this in mind, one should also have a plan for the coming year.
Maintenance is a word with much deception; what is actually meant by land...
DATE: Mar 14, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths