7949 results returned for search: "" category ("Opinion Writer" AND "Opinion")
Well here we are, happy 2015! I always love the surge of optimism a new year brings. Our bodies are sludgy and hurting and sloshing with drink but we are determined to get ourselves together.
I am not sure about you, but I have eaten Christmas ham t...
DATE: Jan 02, 2015
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been enjoying the holiday season a little bit too much. I’ve been doing a lot of sitting around, indulging in good food and hardly moving at all. It’s been fun catching up and celebrating with family and friends — I w...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Becky Wright
Bonjour, from my travels in beautiful, chilly Paris.
A decade ago, I lived for a year in this “city of light”, but then I got kicked out of clown school and have not been back.
Yes, you read that right. Why I was in clown school is another whole st...
DATE: Dec 31, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
As the days start to lengthen out ever so slightly, 2014 comes to an end and, for many anglers and commercial fishermen, it could not come sooner.
The bottom line is that this has been the worst year for fishing in just about anyone’s memory. And tha...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
Holidays are for happiness. There you are in the aftermath, sitting amid the remnants of wrappings, fading but still twinkling lights, wonderful food, and memories of Christmas. You may have acquired things you don’t need, given things that others di...
DATE: Dec 27, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Sitting in a colleague’s coaching studio, I was drawn to a banner bearing the words: “To bring peace to earth, strive to make your own life peaceful”.
‘Peace on earth’, a favourite yuletide sentiment. I have never considered how to actually make that...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
It can be a challenge sticking to an exercise routine when travelling — especially with Christmas only one day away! However slacking off on your fitness programme will only leave you with extra pounds and stress to worry about when you return.
The ...
DATE: Dec 24, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Betty Doyling
This letter was penned by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous and was sent not long after my columns following the Throne Speech, one of which was entitled “Constructive work for idle hands”.
The speech underscores the OBA’s inability to sustain...
DATE: Dec 23, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
John Barritt
This letter was prompted in part by my column headlined “Important to tie your camel” about the need for a stronger more active and robust Public Accounts Committee and the need for greater and closer oversight of Government spending.
The following ...
DATE: Dec 23, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
John Barritt
This week, for those following global financial events, we have been witnessing the financial deterioration of a giant economy, Russia.
All the classic ingredients appear to be present, heightening the volatility of the situation: increasing economi...
DATE: Dec 20, 2014
|
CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
|
AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
