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Well, there is nothing quite like Chia seed posing as cockroach poo to get your day off to a worrying start. I am familiar with all things roach after an epic battle a few years ago. It began when I was making school lunches one morning. Bleary-eyed ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
A new league season is about to begin but there’s a sense that the spotlight will be on individual footballers rather than teams.
It’s a team game and it’s the eleven players on the field who will determine who lifts the various trophies.
Following ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
Ahoy, me hearties!
Arrrr, Happy International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Shiver me timbers and hoist the Jolly Roger, there be a lot of happenings approaching us scallywags on this here island! Here follows a rundown, since I like the cut o’ your gibs:
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DATE: Sep 19, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
Have you ever gotten stuck behind one of those classic ole-time Bermudians on the roads. Identifiable as they are driving a car as old as me, that looks in better shape, and they are pootling along at a couple of miles below the speed limit — the act...
DATE: Sep 17, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
I walked into the service late. They were singing “How Great is Our God.” I like that song. The people at Better Covenant Christian Fellowship do a great job with their worship music. That was the last song before the message, and Pastor Terence Stov...
DATE: Sep 17, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
Observers of the Syrian conflict which resulted in over 100,000 deaths since protests began against the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad, were probably caught off guard over the weekend when the United States and Russia manoeuvred through a dipl...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largesse out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most...
DATE: Sep 16, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Gabrielle. The storm that never was. I have to say that after securing the house and tying the trampoline to the palm tree, it was a bit of an anti-climax. I should be counting my blessings as with the usual spectacular timing the LH was away on busi...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
The Bermuda Regiment emerged from a period of social injustice, which saw young men of colour subjected to a system of segregation designed by those in authority at the time, who felt even in the military, skin colour made a difference, so hence we h...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
We are told to expect flat Bermuda economic performance for this year. Our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as reported last week, has shrunk for the fourth straight year — the cumulative effect of increasing prior year’s expenditures and decreased reven...
DATE: Sep 14, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron