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Wassup Bermuda? We couldn’t even get through Easter without violence? Cha man! What am I ever gonna do with my Island home? Well, I will keep praying for Bermuda. But we have to ditch our sense of entitlement.
In my opinion, one of the most shocking...
DATE: Apr 13, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
During a recent discussion on local politics, a political candidate who failed to win a seat in the 2007 general election opined that he “overestimated the intelligence of voters” in explaining his defeat. In other words, voters were stupid not to ha...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
A couple of recent news articles have highlighted some of the uneven treatment handed out to Permanent Residents and husbands of Bermudians. A wife of a Bermudian is deemed to “belong” to Bermuda under the Constitution just the same as a Bermudian, s...
DATE: Apr 11, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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There are a couple of things on my mind right now — not pleasant things. One is an adage and the other is something my pastor told me a long time ago, when I was on his staff as minister of children for a large, multi-staffed suburban church in Sacra...
DATE: Apr 10, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
I’m going to start with a seemingly random question.
Right now, write down the top five reasons why you chose the bank you bank with... and, no, this is not one of those market research surveys.
If you don’t use a bank, instead write down the top fi...
DATE: Apr 10, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
I hate travelling!
I loathe having to wait in long lines to go through Immigration, Customs, the searches, and, as with most other travellers, I hate the food ... that's if there's is any to be had. I hate the fact that it costs me a small fortune t...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Grumpy Old Man
In the second of a three-part series focusing on Bermuda’s public debt situation, Nathan Kowlaski looks at the the different scenarios that could unfold in the coming years.
In assessing potential outcomes in the trajectory of the debt profile in Be...
DATE: Apr 09, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
Last week we discussed the players’ view on coaching in Bermuda. The discussion sparked a few coaches to offer a rebuttal to the assumptions.
After listening to some of the most seasoned coaches’ observations and opinions there is validity in what t...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Do you know the real cost of purchasing and owning a mutual fund? It is hard to figure out, even when you are truly conscientious in reading all of the fine print in the investment materials. Part of the information problem is the lower level of deta...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Wow! The lobster season comes to an end and the weather promptly puts paid to any fishing that might have been done. The onset of a late winter gale and the passages of some classic northern Atlantic depressions pretty much kept everybody home.
On a...
DATE: Apr 07, 2012
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Tight Lines