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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Thursday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2008. There are 223 days left in the year.
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In 1908, the Wright Brothers patented their flying machine in the United States.
In 1939, the foreign ministers of Germany...
DATE: May 22, 2008
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The following are editorial opinions from newspapers from around the world which may be of interest to Royal Gazaette readers.
The Register-Mail in Galesburg, Ill., on Obama's campaign and race
As Barack Obama gets closer to becoming the first black ...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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Premier and Tourism Minister Dr. Ewart Brown and his Ministry officials have outdone themselves with the line-up for this year's Bermuda Music Festival.
In the past, the Festival has tended to skew to a slightly older age group, but the bookings of B...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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Emblazoned on the front page of the Stabroek News on February 3, 2007, just under the title piece, in bold type the following slogan appeared: "This gov't is misusing taxpayers' funds in an effort to suppress this newspaper".
That slogan and a series...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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A story in the May 15th supplement on Butterfield Bank's 150th anniversary incorrectly attributed an article to Rosemary Jones.
The article, about Butterfield House, which originally appeared in Bermudian Business was actually written by Elizabeth Jo...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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Fight Bulls Head crime
May 14, 2008
Dear Sir,
In the past couple of weeks there have been an abundance of cars being broken into at the Bulls Head Car Park. I usually catch the ferry to work but on Tuesday May 13, 2008 I had to drive in because I had...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Wednesday, May 21, the 142nd day of 2008. There are 224 days left in the year.
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In 1840, New Zealand was declared a British colony.
In 1904, FIFA, football's international governing body, was establishe...
DATE: May 21, 2008
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Two recent stories tell a disappointing story about Bermuda and the environment.
First, the rejuvenated Keep Bermuda Beautiful organisation identified no fewer than 100 roadside locations which were being used for heavy trash dumping (as opposed to t...
DATE: May 20, 2008
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A big pill to swallow
May 17th, 2008
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"Fifteen percent is added for your convenience". An automatic gratuity added to food and beverage consumed in most restaurants and hotels in Bermuda. Forty some years ago when hotels incorporated the sch...
DATE: May 20, 2008
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WASHINGTON — From the beginning, Hillary Clinton has campaigned as if the Democratic nomination were hers by divine right. That's why she is falling short — and that's why she should be persuaded to quit now, rather than later, before her majestic se...
DATE: May 19, 2008
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