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I have to start this with a confession. I haven’t bought my kids salad spinners for Christmas. I have actually bought them American Girl dolls. I did my best to pretend they didn’t exist (the dolls, not my kids …) but Chloe is in P2. Six-year-olds ta...
DATE: Dec 12, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Here we are this week, welcoming the America’s Cup to Bermuda and looking forward to the sporting excitement that will climax in 2017.
Bermuda, the Dot in the Ocean*, is drawing intense scrutiny from around the world as the new host of this prestigio...
DATE: Dec 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
By Julia Pitt
Last weekend was a bit different. I spent most of it attending a seminar on race walking of all things. Yes, that track & field event with the swishy hips and rather awkward gait that never gets much coverage on television.
It was, howe...
DATE: Dec 03, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Julia Pitt
Scammers and those being scammed, part two
“At the bottom of Multi-Level Marketing — a scummy business at best — lurks Global Prosperity. The slimy-est of the slimy MLM programmes, none is more of a scam, or has such a disreputable background, as Gl...
DATE: Nov 29, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Martha Harris Myron
The clubs have spoken and have clearly backed Lloyd Fray to be president of the Bermuda Cricket Board for another term. So if Fray is not the problem, then who is or what is?
This is what we need to get to the bottom of so that, in two years’ time, w...
DATE: Nov 28, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Clay Smith
Short on time? Dig into Social Media Marketing with bite size information sessions from SociaLEE Consulting’s Lunch & Learn Series.
Session 3: Understanding Social Media Return on Investment will take place at Nineteen @ Burnaby, next to Devil’s Isle...
DATE: Nov 24, 2014
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Opinion Writer
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Nothing to do in Bermuda?
We would like to take this time to say thank you to the multitudes of Bermudians who have offered their support and guidance to recently elected Jamahl Simmons MP and the canvassing teams during the Constituency 33 by-election campaign.
The consiste...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous
Last night at dinner we discovered that, according to Belle, there are 22 letters in the alphabet — many of the usual suspects and a tongue-twisting “elemenopee” in the middle. We didn’t do flash cards or ten books a day with our second-born and half...
DATE: Nov 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Catherine Burns
Annabel Karmel, so-called expert on cooking for children, is a fraud. There I said it. Her Fussy Eaters’ Recipe Book features a cover photo of a smiling child eating peas. Listen Annabel, fussy children do not eat peas. I’m not even sure normal child...
DATE: Nov 20, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Slacker Mom
“In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics’. All issues are political issues” — George Orwell
Over the past few months, we have been on the campaign trail in Constituency 33. This constituency runs from Morgan’s Point Gate, along ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
Christopher Famous