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Even when Home Affairs Minister Sen. David Burch gets it right, he gets it wrong.
Sen. Burch took to the podium of the AB Place media room again on Monday in part two of the expatriates' ID card saga to excoriate Shadow Finance Minister E.T. (Bob) Ri...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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We the people of Bermuda must be a voice of reason in a time of turbulence in our consideration of the policy with respect to ID cards being issued to non-Bermudian employees.
The issuance of identification documentation is a customary practice in ot...
DATE: Nov 19, 2008
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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's election victory may have been good for the country, but it's been awful for comedians. Just ask poor Don Rickles.
He was absolutely killing the audience on David Letterman's show the other night with his trademark scorche...
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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So apt is commentator Julian Hall's description of Sen. David Burch as a slow motion public relations train wreck that it is now almost a cliché. Nonetheless, the Home Affairs Minister once again earned the sobriquet last week as he once again appear...
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Tuesday, November 18, the 323rd day of 2008. There are 43 days left in the year.
Thought for Today
"It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument." — William G. McAdoo, US government official (1863-1941).
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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Looking forward to next time
October 29, 2008
Dear Sir,
Please allow me a bit of space in your newspaper to commend the Bermuda Sea Cadet Association for the fantastic 'Fish Fry' they put on recently at Christ Church in Devonshire. When first approac...
DATE: Nov 18, 2008
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A note of thanks
November 15, 2008
Dear Sir,
I would like for you to put a thank you to the "Happy Valley Nursery School". On Thursday all the little ones came in a bus and brought all the 'Seniors' here useful things such as paper towels, fruit, tin...
DATE: Nov 17, 2008
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Last week, this newspaper noted the lack of any serious attention paid to the economy in the Government's Throne Speech.
On Friday, the Opposition United Bermuda Party hammered the same point home in its formal Reply to the speech, laying out in deta...
DATE: Nov 17, 2008
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In the gruelling world of politics, it is risky at times to even raise questions that might be perceived as attempts to cast doubts on the leadership of a particular Party or Government.
Despite that risk, the right to question any decision by any Go...
DATE: Nov 15, 2008
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A headline in Thursday's newspaper reading "Julian Hall spared of jail time for contempt" and the headline on the continuation of the story reading "Julian Hall spared of jail time for contempt of court" may have cobnveyed the impression that Mr. Hal...
DATE: Nov 15, 2008
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