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Depending on how you view your glass, you may consider that it’s half over or that half is yet to come. Either way, tomorrow marks the midway point of 2016. Six months since last New Year’s Eve, six months until the next one. Somehow I find both pros...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Sir John Swan, the former Premier of Bermuda who recently became the newest national hero to be honoured for services to the island, mentioned how everyone could be a hero by simply staying positive and focus on helping to contribute in many ways to ...
DATE: Jun 29, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Kidney disease is both a cause and a consequence of heart disease, the number one global killer.
Chronic kidney disease is common, affecting 9 per cent to 13 per cent of the general adult population, and these figures are on the rise.
Cardiovascular...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Joe Yammine, MD
What better way to enhance the visual impact of a garden than to use low-growing ground covers that bloom regularly if pruned back after flowering?
They come with the bonus of reducing weed growth and thus conserving the available water and plant nut...
DATE: Jun 28, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Malcolm Griffiths
Dear Dr Nekia,
I’m confused by this same-sex union thing. What is the difference between a homosexual person and a transgender person? Isn’t a transgender person gay? And also what’s the difference between the sex someone was born and the gender that...
DATE: Jun 27, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Oh, happy days. After having been conspicuous by their absence the yellowfin tuna have chosen to arrive just in time for the celebration of the 50th Bermuda Anglers Club International Light Tackle Tournament.
This year’s landmark event sees nine team...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The barbershop is usually a place for discussion on just about any subject. Recently, one person reflecting on tragic events both in America and in Britain suggested that we are living in times when it matters little where you are, and that one must ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Of course, but far too often we are so wrapped up in our own political and financial infighting that we not only don’t understand or assess the impact, but we don’t even realise our financial world is changing rapidly, both for good and bad reasons. ...
DATE: Jun 25, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
In the best of times, politics can be akin to watching paint dry on a wall. In the worst of times, politics can be extremely frustrating and divisive. Over the past few weeks, we have seen the divisive side once again rear its ugly head.
These sorts ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Lately, the children have been very critical of my underwear. In the early-morning madness, I’m often flying up and down the stairs half-dressed and somehow, they find time to comment. Yesterday Belle asked me why it wasn’t matching. There was deep d...
DATE: Jun 24, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns