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May is upon us. Summer is but a stride away. College students are arriving back in droves. Winter wear is relegated to the mothballs and the beach is once again fashionable.
Observers of history and traditionalists will likewise note that this week w...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines
With the season only a week away my focus this week is on Division One, a league that is often forgotten or hardly talked about.
This year Division One has the potential to be the most competitive that it has been in years. With two teams moving up ...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
It’s not unusual for me to write this with a glass of wine in hand, but it’s not normal for me to be doing it in the middle of Strands. Needless to say, I have been plied with an extra large glass of something white and have spent the first part of m...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Good Day Bermuda! This week I decided to address an issue that I’m hearing about every day and one which is distressing parents around the Island. It has to do with the dearth of summer jobs available for kids, since the economy has contracted.
Since...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
KEY ISSUE — GOVERNMENT’S FINANCIAL POSITION
Government’s current and near-term financial position has a strong and direct impact on Bermuda’s national economy. Government certainly must continue acquiring revenue. However Government’s need for revenu...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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Nahki Wells might be making all the right moves as he continues to wow the fans at Bradford City in English League Two.
He netted a hat-trick earlier this month, is almost a permanent fixture in the team and was in contention for the club’s Player of...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
When Hubert Smith penned ‘Bermuda is Another World’ he told a story of our beauty and charm and the allure that brought hundreds of thousands of tourists to our shores. I don’t think he meant Bermuda is to be treated as if it is so unique that univer...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
One thing you know about Australians is this: they love being in the water and they love their cricket.
Ok, that’s two things.
The World Championships, the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games showcase just how proficient the Aussies are in the water,...
DATE: Apr 25, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Ric Chapman
Can you imagine what this would be like: You go home after a long day at work. You are tired. You eat. You watch a little television — something truly mindless — and it lulls you asleep. Several hours go by, and then you wake up in the middle of the ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
A love story: Boy meets Girl. Both consider ‘love’ to be their driving value in a relationship. Great! Each loves the other but after a while both turn and say, “you never show that you love me!”
“What?” cries each offended party. “I do so, all the ...
DATE: Apr 24, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
