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When I was six, my uncle brought me a Paddington Bear from London. He wore a floppy hat, blue coat and yellow galoshes. Around day two of ownership, one of the yellow boots went missing. Several decades later I still have Paddington, minus the boot. ...
DATE: Feb 12, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Slacker Mom
The news last week about a Jordanian pilot being burned alive by extremists hit me hard. Driving with the BBC World Service on, I burst into tears behind the wheel.
The German word “weltschmerz”, which translates to “world pain”, labels the sadness ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Picture this. You’re in the gym, you’re wearing your brand new workout gear, you’ve got your pre-workout drink, your lifting gloves are on and you’ve nailed the Blue Steel pose (OK, maybe not the last part).
But you’re ready, you mean business, it’s...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
It was only a small slip, of information, Mr. Editor, but it struck me as a possible tell. In the throes of the dispute over furlough days, the BPSU declared that they had been threatened with a 19 per cent hike in health insurance premiums. Around ...
DATE: Feb 11, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Dear Dr Nekia,
I’m 19 years old and am in love with my high school girlfriend. I work as a carpenter’s assistant and like what I do. I asked my girlfriend to marry me but both our parents do not think it’s a good idea. I love her. What’s the big ...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nekia Walker
Energy feeds into almost everything we do or have. It is a vital building block for growth and our modern economy would not exist if not for it. Some historians even surmise that cheap energy was one of the most important factors that helped propel t...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Registration is now open for Argus Walks the Walk, a charity 5K fun walk organised by the Centre on Philanthropy and sponsored by the Argus Group, on Sunday, February 22nd.
Warm-up will be at 8.15am for an 8.30am start and the Walk will start and fi...
DATE: Feb 09, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
February — stay home at weekends, go to the Miami Boat Show or fumble around with minor repairs to the boat or fishing gear. Pretty much the only choices for the angler at this juncture.
There are a few wahoo offshore and a tiny bit of tuna action bu...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Truth has always been the enemy of those who choose evil methods to carry out their twisted and horrendous objectives.
Actions that are in direct opposition to the commonly accepted standards of all people who cherish freedom and human dignity.
For c...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
For more than 400 years, Bermuda residents have been habitual border crossers. You can label us “puddle-jumpers” “pondstraddlers”, “nomads,” “global explorers” or “inveterate wanderers,” but the fact remains that there is no unequivocal choice.
We ...
DATE: Feb 07, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
