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I am a big fan of keeping life simple. But I am also very bad at it. Take Chloe’s bake sale for example. Last year she was determined to have a pop-up snack stand in the first week of the holidays, to raise money for Open Airways and the SPCA.
Every...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
This week I am going to get personal, Mr Editor, but in a good way. It was only two weeks ago in my column on unsung heroes that I mentioned my uncle Bobby Barritt and his influence on my decision to go into politics. The tributes which have appeared...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Charleston — Maybe like me, Mr Editor, you are still trying to process and fathom what was by any standard an unspeakable crime, certainly, but most definitely a hate crime fuelled by racism.
I feel not just for the victims, their families and frien...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Not only did I play this past weekend, but I managed to get around to view a few matches and couldn’t help but notice how many coaches are actually still playing.
Part of me understands why we are still playing, while another part of me is questioni...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
In September 1980, approximately 120 students walked nervously yet excitedly into the gates of a high school.
They came with their well shined Clarkes’ “roach killer” brown leather shoes.
They came with their A-lined navy blue skirts reaching down be...
DATE: Jun 25, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
“What do you do?” came that inescapable question from the successful businessman.
“I’m a coach,” I said.
“Oh really, what sport?”
“Life.”
“So can you fix me?” he asked.
“Nope,” I replied, “because you’re not broken.”
He looked disappointed for a mo...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
The fitness world can be confusing, overwhelming and quite silly at times — diets, magic pills and advertisements promoting ten-minute abs flood fitness magazines.
We see chiselled and toned, perfect bodies and want what they have.
When I first sta...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
Few people around the world can be unaware of the deep, shattering pain in South Carolina, and throughout America, when in an act of pure hatred nine lives were lost at the hands of a 21-year-old white boy.
So overcome with evil intent was this boy t...
DATE: Jun 24, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
Dear Dr Nekia,
Do you think that someone who receives a diagnosis of HIV should tell their friends and family? Don’t they have a right to know?
Sincerely, Right To Know
Dear Right To Know,
No matter the health diagnosis it’s very personal to the indi...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Let’s make something clear, local inflation doesn’t help anyone without pricing power — it lowers living standards by reducing purchasing power. It also can act as a disincentive for business investment and ultimately the level of employment.
If cos...
DATE: Jun 22, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
