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Cognitive Dissonance: the feeling of uncomfortable tension which comes from holding two conflicting thoughts in the mind at the same time.
It's been four years now since Barack Obama was catapulted onto the national and global stage with his remarkab...
DATE: Oct 15, 2008
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If you think times are tough and are about to get tougher for you, spare a thought for our seniors on limited fixed incomes. There are hundreds of them, literally, numbering into the thousands, who are already living on or below the poverty line, and...
DATE: Oct 15, 2008
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Due to the writer's error, a letter in Saturday's newspaper incorrectly stated that St. David's Islanders celebrate Grover Lamb Day on Good Friday when in fact they celebrate Gilbert Lamb Day.
DATE: Oct 15, 2008
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Coping with credit crisis
October 8, 2008
Dear Sir,
Widely respected in the global market economy, Bermuda could be greatly affected by the downturn in the US economy.
At first glance, Bermuda, a British colony for over 300 years, looks like any othe...
DATE: Oct 14, 2008
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Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers around the world which may of interest to Royal Gazette readers:
The Times, London, on Iceland's economy:
Iceland's wealth has long been a mystery. For centuries the volcanic, windswept island clung to ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2008
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True ambassador
September 26, 2008
Dear Sir,
Please allow me the opportunity to rectify a mistake of omission in a letter submitted to The Royal Gazette on September 18th titled "A Wonderful Visit." In my zeal to express my gratitude to the Pink Bea...
DATE: Oct 11, 2008
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Butler gave a diatribe
October 8, 208
Dear Sir,
I think Dale Butler's diatribe regarding those who oppose the renaming of St. David's Primary School was absolutely appalling.
This gentleman seems to forget that he is a servant of the people and ther...
DATE: Oct 11, 2008
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The controversy over the renaming of St. David's Primary School may appear to be a storm in a teacup, but it goes to the heart of issues about identity and community pride.
This newspaper has always been sceptical about the validity of renaming schoo...
DATE: Oct 10, 2008
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October 8, 2008
WHAT does it take to be considered a "good parent"? According to the Oxford dictionary, "good" means 'having the right or desirable qualities; satisfactory, proper, expedient, morally correct, kindly, well-behaved, enjoyable, benefici...
DATE: Oct 10, 2008
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October 4, 2008 marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Edward Trenton Richards, Bermuda's first Premier.
Born to a family of teachers, in Berbice, British Guiana, young Edward also took up the family vocation, although he secretly longed fo...
DATE: Oct 10, 2008
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