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Let me go out on a limb this week, Mr Acting Editor. There are those who question (not unfairly) my apparent preoccupation with process. They think that we ought to be more concerned with turning the economy around, that is generating more business f...
DATE: Jan 25, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Just to show readers that I do in fact listen, this week I will deny my penchant for social commentary and focus on music/entertainment.
Don’t get it twisted, the overwhelming majority of the feedback we receive supports the current format of this c...
DATE: Jan 25, 2013
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Sweet potato and coconut immune-boosting soup!
Well, I was all set on my two girls and two girls only, until the adorable Freddie Jones came round for a visit. He’s a dream baby; full of smiles, lots of chat and cute enough to shake my resolve. I mea...
DATE: Jan 25, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Opposition leader Marc Bean may know plenty about politics but clearly knows little about football.
As Bermuda wallowed rightly so in the success of Nahki Wells and his Bradford City team-mates this week, Bean left himself open to ridicule by proclai...
DATE: Jan 25, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
I know people in colder climates scoff at us for saying things like this but I’m feeling pretty chilly right now and am already looking forward to spring! Luckily, there are lots of things to do in Bermuda over the coming months to take my mind off o...
DATE: Jan 24, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
During the recent Olympics in Britain many gold medals were won because athletes knew how important it was to have a good start when the gun sounded. A poor start usually resulted in not being able to catch up to claim the prize.
There is not much di...
DATE: Jan 21, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
I see that the FA in England have upheld Manchester City’s appeal against Vincent Kompany’s red card for a tackle on Arsenal’s Jack Wilshire last weekend at the Emirates.
The whole incident got me thinking back to my playing days when rough tackles ...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
It is doubtful that the thought of angling has even crossed your mind in the last week or so. Although it is now well into our winter, there have still been some beautiful warm, sunny days with calm seas and fishable conditions.
The fact that just ab...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
The State of our Economy: Anyone with business sense or intelligent intuition suspected, conjectured, and estimated that government coffers were routinely running negative by 250-300 BMD million a year.
And now, what an daunting task we have ahead o...
DATE: Jan 19, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
When it comes to working together, Mr Acting Editor, you have to believe that if there is a will there is a way. Certainly it would seem that the stars are aligned for a change in the way our political parties do the country’s business. We have a new...
DATE: Jan 18, 2013
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt