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@rh24bold:Today in History
Today is Thursday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2009. There are 203 days left in the year.
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In 1770, Capt. James Cook, commander of the British ship Endeavour, discovered the Great Barrier Reef off Australia by ru...
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Changes are needed
May 29, 2005
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The UBP must get rid of some of their stereotype and conditioned thinking if they are to understand and correspond with intelligence and pragmatism to the forces of change. The Government itself should adopt ...
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Culture and Social Rehabilitation Minister Dale Butler has thrown his Ministry's support behind the Family Intimacy Centre, which aims to reduce the divorce rate in Bermuda.
That's laudable. As Mr. Butler said in the House of Assembly last week: "Wha...
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WASHINGTON — I used to fear that President Obama was overestimating the power of his personal history as an instrument of foreign policy. Now I wonder if he might have been underestimating.
In several interviews during the long presidential campaign,...
DATE: Jun 11, 2009
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In 1968, Sir Henry Tucker became Bermuda's first Government leader, two days after the new Bermuda Constitution came into effect.
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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In yesterday's newspaper we reported the Premier is due to travel to New England this weekend, for the start of the Marion to Bermuda Race and the first Bermuda Night at Fenway Park.
Dr. Ewart Brown's trip actually takes place next Thursday, on June ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Price of potatoes
June 9, 2009
Dear Sir,
I write in reference to "Mother's" letter in which she said she bought a bag of Bermuda potatoes for $18.
Lindo's Family Foods and Lindo's Market's price for a five-pound bag of Bermuda Potatoes is $5.99. The ...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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In a recent article in this newspaper, I wrote about how speed has a significant effect on our road statistics; small increases in average speed result in disproportionately large increases in the number of fatalities and the severity of injuries. Th...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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Breeding gangs
June 7, 2009
Dear Sir,
"It takes a village to raise a child." African Proverb
Is the Bermuda Public School System a "breeding ground" for "gang violence?"
Yes?
No?
Maybe so?
By the way, where is Professor Muncie's $400,000 report on "T...
DATE: Jun 10, 2009
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He'll have to explain himself
May 27, 2009
Dear Sir,
I have been coming to your beautiful island for over 25 years. I have enjoyed your love and hospitality each and every time and I can say I have a very best friend and many special friends because ...
DATE: Jun 09, 2009
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