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July the 4th is two days away. Domestic citizens of the United States, from the flat vast farmlands to the high Sierras, and the sophisticated East Coast, look forward to celebrating another independence day in a long line of celebrations.
American c...
DATE: Jul 02, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
Wow! It's like instant summer.
Gone is all the overcast and breeze. It is now the hot, humid and sunshiny summers that we refer to as Bermudaful days. Plenty of good reasons to either stay in the air conditioning or to head offshore in search of som...
DATE: Jul 02, 2011
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Tight Lines
Cup Match, Cup Match, Cup Match will be the focus for the next few weeks.
This week my focus will be on the challengers, Somerset. What changes could be in the works? Will there be many recalls? I am sure their goal is to win the Cup back outright. ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Hello Bermuda. It is getting hot; I’m at the point now where I don’t put my tie on unless I have a meeting.
We are enjoying a bit of activity this summer with a few happening hot spots on the Island, but we still need to develop an entertainment pro...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
DJLT
IF Michael Sims found himself enormously frustrated as he slipped down the leadboard at last weekend’s Mexican Open, he might take some consolation from the fact that much of Bermuda felt for him.
Of all sports, golf might be the most frustrating. I ...
DATE: Jul 01, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson
Former Senate President Alf Oughton’s important contribution to healthcare reform has set the template for our present discussions. And Health Minister Zane DeSilva and Bermuda Health Council CEO Dr Jennifer Attride-Stirling have been indefatigable i...
DATE: Jun 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Walton Brown
June marks the beginning of summer with school vacation right around the corner. It is the time for parents and educators to think about the possibility of summer literacy lag for children. Summer literacy lag is caused when children do not read enou...
DATE: Jun 29, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Darnell Wynn
Ethical problems in professional organisations are handled by codes and complaints, by boards of inquiry, and by consequences. Some consider such things punitive and harsh; others see them as necessary and a way to make professionals accountable. In ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Philip Brownell
WASHINGTON Some heard a declaration of victory, others an admission of defeat. The many contradictions in President Obama’s speech about Afghanistan Wednesday night were perhaps intended to obscure the bottom line: Tens of thousands of American troop...
DATE: Jun 28, 2011
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I just received a letter from my local healthcare provider indicating that my monthly healthcare premiums have been increased 16.9 percent this year. This meant that the monthly payment had jumped almost 27 percent in two years. Although I was disapp...
DATE: Jun 27, 2011
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Nathan Kowalski
