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The wait is finally over and a new season is upon us as we anxiously await the twists and turns of a new campaign with many teams harbouring dreams of both winning the title and avoiding relegation.
I’m currently in England to see my beloved West Ham...
DATE: Aug 18, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clyde Best
I’ve written about this before, but even though we have unemployment, a depressed economy, fewer jobs and other indicators of a recession, people are still acting like all is well.
News flash people: All is not well.
People are still taking sick day...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
Sensitive and sensible.
Perhaps the two don’t go together when those who follow sport want to offer their opinion on Bermudians competing overseas.
It was that way towards the end of the Olympics.
Patriotism is one thing, perspective another. There w...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
Guilty secret time. I have a Facebook addiction. I probably need help for it but I am not sure I want it. I complain about being too busy but spend half an hour a day browsing around and catching up with the big news and the tiny details. Whether you...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
These last two weeks has been a joy watching the world’s elite athletes battle it out in their various events as the Olympics took over England.
These Olympic Games just emphasised how exceptional one must be to dominate the world in their respectiv...
DATE: Aug 17, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Hi folks.
Big news — there is a fancy new NTDIB website coming very soon. I’m sure you’re all very excited but do try and restrain yourselves somehow. In the meantime, I’ve been experimenting a little with the old one so that now the flyers show up r...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
Let me first thank Kevin Comeau for his response in the Tuesday edition of this newspaper to my earlier comments. This is precisely the sort of engaged debate we should be having around critical issues rather than the diatribes passing for discussion...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
The future of any society, large or small, depends on instilling values like decency, honesty and respect in young minds.
Here in Bermuda, in recent decades, too much emphasis has been placed on material success, while crumbling family values leave m...
DATE: Aug 15, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Al Seymour
There are certain things in life that simply, for whatever reason, don’t sound like they should be good bedfellows.
Honesty and used car salesmen come to mind.
Obesity and good health is another, as is ketchup and ice cream, the Hatfields and McCoys,...
DATE: Aug 15, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ric Chapman
I always enjoy reading Walton Brown’s well written and insightful articles, and his July 26 column, “Comeau’s speeches miss the point”, was no exception. It raised a number of interesting points about racial equity.
Unfortunately, there were a couple...
DATE: Aug 14, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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