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Special tag day today
October 20, 2009
Dear Sir,
We are writing this letter to inform you that the Amputee Association of Bermuda is happy to announce its second tag day to be held on October 23 and 24, 2009. We are asking the public to help in maki...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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The ongoing dispute between Government and the Government House over operational control of the Police Service needs to stop. It is a distraction from the real business of preventing crime and of its detection. The latest row blew up after a mêlée be...
DATE: Oct 23, 2009
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Not just education
October 13, 2009
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I refer to Mr. Crichlow's opinion in today's paper. It is not my intention to denigrate all Civil Servants here as I know many who are appropriately educated and experienced and more importantly, dedicat...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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Dear Diary:
I don't remember any formal writing instruction. I don't remember learning the parts of a sentence nor how to construct a good paragraph. I can't recall a lesson about grammar usage or punctuation rules. But what I do remember is that wor...
DATE: Oct 22, 2009
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"Look, Keyshaun is not academically inclined. He's better at doing things with his hands."
A black Bermudian mother addressing her son's academic prospects
Not too long ago it was reported in the daily newspaper that Michael Stowe, formerly of the Na...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Can you spell irony?
October 15, 2009
Dear Sir,
i-ro-ny [ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] — noun
1. Dr. Brown calling for unity
DICTIONARY
Hamilton Parish
Worthy of preservation
October 16, 2009
Dear Sir,
The following group of people from Westmeath Seniors H...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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WASHINGTON — Rush Limbaugh, are you ready for some football?
Um, I guess not.
The right-wing radio host's attempt to become part-owner of the St. Louis Rams ended Wednesday when his fellow investors cut him from the squad. Rush got the bum's rush sho...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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The Progressive Labour Party's reaction to The Royal Gazette's latest poll is noteworthy for two things.
One is its sheer predictability. When news from a poll is not as good as a politician might like, the knee-jerk reaction is to attack the methodo...
DATE: Oct 21, 2009
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Traffic light questions
This letter was sent to the Ministry of Works and Engineering and copied to The Royal Gazette:
October 14, 2009
Dear Sir,
The residents of South Road in Southampton have had to endure traffic lights outside The Reefs Hotel for...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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The United Bermuda Party has asked us to make clear that its special central council meeting will take place on Thursday, October 22, at which revisions of the constitution will be put up for ratification.
An article in yesterday's Royal Gazette, bas...
DATE: Oct 20, 2009
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