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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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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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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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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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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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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr
Fifty years ago this week, events in Bermuda took a turn that would see social discourse and history change forever for a number of...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
World Cup cricket will be here next weekend, which might cause many of us to reflect on 2005 when Bermuda qualified for the competition for the first time.
It has been nearly a decade since Bermuda shocked the world of cricket by becoming the smalles...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
I’m writing this cross-legged on the sofa, clutching a hot herbal tea and wondering what to chat to you about this week. I’m surrounded by a sea of pistachio shells, carefully constructed toys the kids begged me not to dismantle, and two snoring cats...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
In the middle of my daughter’s dance recital I fell in love with the Pink’s song Funhouse I’m more interested in country music. I love listening to legends like Waylon Jennings. I couldn’t believe I was actually enjoying Pink.
For some reason, though...
DATE: Feb 05, 2015
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Slacker Mom
Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk ... They each have their heroes, but a good story also needs a villain.
The same seems true for the stories in our heads — the ones we create to explain the circumstances or conflict we’re in...
DATE: Feb 04, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt