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In recent times, there has been considerable conflict over how various issues are being handled that affect the lives of Bermudians, with no shortage of strong words between those for or against a particular subject. It has not been an easy time for ...
DATE: Apr 09, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t
Ain’t nothin’ changed for, me ‘cept the year it is
I think I have to send you a reminder, here it is”
— Jay Z
There are many in Bermuda and indeed worldwide who attempt to say that there is no disparity between the...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Perhaps the only thing surprising about Christopher Famous’s selective quoting of One Bermuda Alliance MP Leah Scott’s leaked e-mail is that he took two weeks to do it. But true to form, last week he used the parts that support the Progressive Labour...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Bryant Trew
Ps, Mr Editor, is an unusual way to begin a column. Postscripts are usually found at the end. But I want to begin this week with a follow-up to last week’s column.
Consultation does have its sceptics, critics and detractors — and I want to address so...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
I’m sitting at the dining room table trying to write this while Belle plays opposite me.
She made edible slime at summer camp and I’m trying to talk her out of ingesting a large dose of Kool-Aid and Red 40.
She also has three pots of glitter, some w...
DATE: Apr 08, 2016
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I imagine, sometimes, that little babies in the womb are just like us in this life.
They can’t see beyond the limits of their little world into the next one; they don’t know that they’re growing little arms and legs and a heart and a brain so they ca...
DATE: Apr 07, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Husayn Symonds
Alone is how I spent this past week, holed up in an English countryside cottage. My son is off with his dad having a great time and I am by myself — having a great time.
Such an extreme change of pace, demand and noise level; a chance to really hear ...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Bermuda is going through a crucial period in the quest to rekindle the old-fashioned spirit that helped us to rise above the many obstacles of our past. Sheer determination and commitment were the foundation of life lessons that nothing can defeat ju...
DATE: Apr 06, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
What is a heart murmur?
A heart murmur is an extra sound that doctors or nurses hear when they listen to the heart with a stethoscope. It usually sounds like an extra “whoosh” or “swish”.
Simply speaking, the heart muscle is a pump that:
1. receives...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Joe Yammine, MD
How do we humans deal with our deepest differences? While conflicts basically have two sides, I’ve found that resolving differences and transforming the most challenging situations come from the involvement of the Third Side — the surrounding communi...
DATE: Apr 05, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Glenn Fubler
