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Around the world in democratic jurisdictions, political campaigns by various groups to retain or gain power can be clouded by hidden agendas, with so many twists and turns, that the average citizen begins to wonder if transparency and truth is no lon...
DATE: Apr 25, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
May starts next week and despite the somewhat blustery weather the offshore scene has moved into spring and summer mode. It is time to go fishing, weather permitting.
Although the calendar says springtime, the fish that have shown up on the Banks and...
DATE: Apr 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
This is an introduction and overview to a new retirement series. The series will be extensive. It has to be.
Retirement readiness is not just about “how much do I need” or “five tips to a complete retirement,” rather, individuals will experience ent...
DATE: Apr 23, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Dear Sylvan,
How are you doing mate? I wanted to take a few minutes to get back to you in regards to your op-ed in The Royal Gazette of March 2, 2016, titled “Opposition’s truth deficit is growing”.
In that op-ed you made a few claims, that on the s...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
So this one is all about saving money, which the LH thinks is hysterical.
Finances have never been my strong point.
Most of my student debt was due to inappropriate outfits, ‘real food’ and cocktails. The real food I can justify (brain food!) the o...
DATE: Apr 22, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Bermuda has faced many challenges throughout our history, and only perseverance and the power of the Bermudian spirit during dark moments has kept us from failure as a people chosen by fate to occupy this beautiful island in the Atlantic.
Despite ou...
DATE: Apr 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Something which I think is important for my children to learn early, and which my wife is a great example of (you can tell her I said that), is giving maximum effort.
The Baha’i quote “ … make ye a mighty effort, and choose for yourselves a noble go...
DATE: Apr 21, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Husayn Symonds
When I first arrived on the island, occasionally we’d lose pressure or run out of water.
My husband and his grandfather would have to prime the pump.
They would have to keep pouring water down the pipe until the pipes were filled with water.
Somet...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
Recently, someone helped a friend of mine. I was away and she was in a fix — not an emergency, just one of those situations where you could use an extra set of eyes and an alternate perspective.
The helper wasn’t a relation or even a close friend bu...
DATE: Apr 20, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
It sometimes happens that heart valves don’t close properly.
In theory, they’re supposed to direct blood flow forward but when they can’t close, circulating blood mass splashes backward. It’s a condition called “valve insufficiency or regurgitation”...
DATE: Apr 19, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Joe Yammine, MD